Comparative study of the etiology of nosocomial bacteremic pneumonia in ventilated and non-ventilated patients: a 10-year experience in an institution

ABSTRACT The etiology of nosocomial pneumonia (NP) in non-mechanically ventilated patients [hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP)] is poorly understood because of difficulties in obtaining reliable respiratory samples. While it is thought to resemble that of mechanically ventilated patients [ventilator-...

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Main Authors: Emilio Bouza, Helmuth Guillen-Zabala, Adriana Rojas, Gabriela Cañada, Emilia Cercenado, Carlos Sánchez-Carrillo, Cristina Díez, Luis Puente, Patricia Muñoz, Alicia Galar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01517-23