The evolution of drug-resistant microorganisms in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-236

  Chien, Jung Yien ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Yu, Chong Jen ^a   Yang, Pan Chyr ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METICILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 62849120373     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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