Aerosolized colistin in critically ill patients for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia, due to multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria

E. Mouloudi, K. Katsanoulas, M. Tsivitanidou, P. Pappas, A. Efthimiou, M. Asimaki, N. Sounidakis, N. Gritsi-Gerogianni (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Hospital-acquired pneumonia: from inflammation to treatment
Session: Hospital-acquired pneumonia: from inflammation to treatment
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4503
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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