Incidence, Etiology, and Outcome of Nosocomial Pneumonia in ICU Patients Requiring Percutaneous Tracheotomy for Mechanical Ventilation
- 1 December 2003
- Vol. 124 (6) , 2239-2243
- https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.124.6.2239
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