Ventilator-associated pneumonia: outcomes of 91 patients in a teaching Brazilian hospital

P. Z. Teixeira, F. T. Hertz, F. Caraver, D. Castro, R. Hallal, I. Gottardo (Porto Alegre, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Severe pulmonary infection and sepsis
Session: Severe pulmonary infection and sepsis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2866
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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