Type III protein secretion is associated with poor clinical outcomes in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

R. Hauser, Alan; M. Cobb, Enesha; Bodi, María; Mariscal, Dolors; Vallés, Jordi; N. Engel, Joanne; Rello, Jordi

doi:10.1097/00003246-200203000-00005

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Type III protein secretion is associated with poor clinical outcomes in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Published in Critical Care Medicine • Mar 1, 2002

Authors:

Alan R. Hauser

Enesha M. Cobb

María Bodi

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a frequent cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Recent evidence suggests that production of type III secretion proteins is correlated with increased pathogenicity in both cellular and animal models of infection. The objective of this study was to determine w...

Subject

Pneumonia

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Medicine

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