Low cytomegalovirus viremia prevalence in a general intensive care population

Chest

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 478-479

  Gilbert, Élise ^a   Rico, Philippe ^a   Laflamme, Pierre J ^a   Albert, Martin ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; APACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIREMIA;

EID: 79551595571     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-2290     Document Type: Letter

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