Burden and impact of hospital-acquired infections in patients with chronic lung disease

Evangelos Kritsotakis (Sheffield, United Kingdom), Evangelos Kritsotakis, Flora Kontopidou, Eirini Astrinaki, Maria Roumbelaki, Georgios-Michael Gourgoulis, Eleni Ioannidou, Emmanouil Bolikas, Achilleas Gikas

Source: International Congress 2016 – Burden of respiratory diseases: from environmental aspects to healthcare consumption
Session: Burden of respiratory diseases: from environmental aspects to healthcare consumption
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4912
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Evangelos Kritsotakis (Sheffield, United Kingdom), Evangelos Kritsotakis, Flora Kontopidou, Eirini Astrinaki, Maria Roumbelaki, Georgios-Michael Gourgoulis, Eleni Ioannidou, Emmanouil Bolikas, Achilleas Gikas. Burden and impact of hospital-acquired infections in patients with chronic lung disease. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 4912

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