Nosocomial pneumonia. Diagnosis and prevention

scientific article published on June 1997

Nosocomial pneumonia. Diagnosis and prevention is …
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P356DOI10.1016/S0891-5520(05)70364-0
P698PubMed publication ID9187955

P2093author name stringMayhall CG
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Effect of previous antimicrobial therapy on the accuracy of the main procedures used to diagnose nosocomial pneumonia in patients who are using ventilationQ71732496
P433issue2
P304page(s)427-457
P577publication date1997-06-01
P13046publication type of scholarly workreview articleQ7318358
P1433published inInfectious Disease Clinics of North AmericaQ15754797
P1476titleNosocomial pneumonia. Diagnosis and prevention
P478volume11

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