Antibiotic resistance among patients with lower respiratory tract infections who have undergone empiric treatment

P. T. Nikolova, Y. Y. Ivanov, E. D. Borisova, T. N. Simeonova, P. S. Pavlov (Pleven, Bulgaria)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Hospital-acquired pneumonia: from inflammation to treatment
Session: Hospital-acquired pneumonia: from inflammation to treatment
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4509
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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