Direct E-Test (AB Biodisk) of Respiratory Samples Improves Antimicrobial Use in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Open Access
- 1 February 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 44 (3) , 382-387
- https://doi.org/10.1086/510587
Abstract
Background. Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the most frequently observed nosocomial infection in intensive care units, and it is associated with hKeywords
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