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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2023-12-01
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Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01517-23 |