Clinical outcomes and microbiological characteristics of severe pneumonia in cancer patients: a prospective cohort study.

Clinical outcomes and microbiological characteristics of severe pneumonia in cancer patients: a prospective cohort study.

Pneumonia is the most frequent type of infection in cancer patients and a frequent cause of ICU admission. The primary aims of this study were to describe the clinical and microbiological characteristics and outcomes in critically ill cancer patients with severe pneumonia.Prospective cohort study in...

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Main Authors: Ligia S C F Rabello, Jose R L Silva, Luciano C P Azevedo, Ivens Souza, Viviane B L Torres, Maíra M Rosolem, Thiago Lisboa, Marcio Soares, Jorge I F Salluh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4372450?pdf=render

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