Nosocomial pneumonia in the critical care unit

被引:10
作者
Lode, HM [1 ]
Schaberg, T [1 ]
Raffenberg, M [1 ]
Mauch, H [1 ]
机构
[1] Free Univ Berlin, Dept Chest & Infect Dis, City Hosp Heckeshorn Zehlendorf, D-14109 Berlin, Germany
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10.1016/S0749-0704(05)70385-7
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Nosocomial pneumonia poses a major threat to the recovery of patients receiving mechanical ventilation. In addition, nosocomial pneumonia is often difficult to diagnose. This article examines the extent of the threat and some of the difficulties facing the critical care physician when diagnosing nosocomial pneumonia.
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