Appropriate Antibiotic Treatment for Pneumonia
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Antibiotic treatment for nosocomial pneumonia
The management of nosocomial pneumonia has been an object of intensive investigation during the previous two decades. Up to now some important aspects have been clarified. Firstly the recognition that early and late onset pneumonia represent two separate entities with important differences in epidemiology, risk factors, and prognosis has been established. Secondly, the role of antibiotics has b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1086/317427