Evaluation of the effect of diagnostic methodology on the reported incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Thorax

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 516-522

  Conway Morris, A ^a,c   Kefala, K ^a,b   Simpson, A J ^a   Wilkinson, T S ^a   Everingham, K ^b   Kerslake, D ^b   Raby, S ^b   Laurenson, I F ^b   Swann, D G ^b   Walsh, T S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG ASPIRATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 67249139256     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.110239     Document Type: Article

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