Nosocomial pneumonia in medico-surgical intensive care unit
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Nosocomial pneumonia in medico-surgical intensive care unit.
Cases of hospital acquired pneumonia occurring during the 1st 12 months of Medico-Surgical ICU (Intensive care unit, MSICU) in operation were evaluated retrospectively to determine its incidence, common causative pathogens, outcome and radiological patterns with the new hospital setting providing a unique relatively aseptic environment. Among the 920 admitted patients, 73 episodes of nosocomial...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Medical Science
سال: 1992
ISSN: 1011-8934,1598-6357
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1992.7.3.241