Adequate empirical therapy minimizes the impact of diagnostic methods in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

被引：9

作者：

Mehta, R ^{[1
]}

Niederman, MS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Winthrop Univ Hosp, Mineola, NY 11501 USA

来源：

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE | 2000年 / 28卷 / 08期

关键词：

pneumonia; antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; diagnosis; attributable mortality; nosocomial infection;

D O I：

10.1097/00003246-200008000-00076

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

引用

页码：3092 / 3094

页数：3

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