Variations in Etiology of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia across Four Treatment Sites: Implications for Antimicrobial Prescribing Practices

RELLO, JORDI; SA-BORGES, MARCIO; CORREA, HUMBERTO; LEAL, SANTIAGO-RAMON; BARAIBAR, JORGE

doi:10.1164/ajrccm.160.2.9812034

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Variations in Etiology of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia across Four Treatment Sites: Implications for Antimicrobial Prescribing Practices

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Authors:

JORDI RELLO

MARCIO SA-BORGES

HUMBERTO CORREA

Abstract

Abstract This retrospective multicenter study compared microorganisms documented by quantitative cultures from bronchoscopic samples in episodes of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) from three different institutions in Barcelona (B), Montevideo (M), and Seville (S). The observations were compare...

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