Treatment of nosocomial pneumonia: an experience with meropenem
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Treatment of nosocomial pneumonia: an experience with meropenem.
This study aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of meropenem as first choice treatment for nosocomial pneumonia (NP) in intensive care units (ICU) in Hospital das Clínicas (HC) - University of São Paulo; a hospital with high incidence of antimicrobial resistance. Prospective, open, and non-comparative trial with meropenem were done in patients with ventilator-associated or aspiration NP ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1413-8670
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702001000300004