Learning from Galileo: Ventilator-associated pneumonia surveillance

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 186, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1308-1309

  Prospero, Emilia ^a,b   Illuminati, Diego ^a,b   Marigliano, Anna ^a,b   Pelaia, Paolo ^a,b   Munch, Christopher ^a,b   Barbadoro, Pamela ^a,b   D'Errico, Marcello M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84871727189     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.186.12.1308     Document Type: Letter

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