The multistep road to ventilator-associated lung abscess: A retrospective study of S.aureus ventilator-associated pneumonia.

We observed some cases of lung abscess (LA) in ICU patients suffering S.aureus ventilator-associated pneumonia (S.aureus-VAP). We aimed to assess which of the host and/or bacteria-related features are associated with LA.We conducted a retrospective study from January 2009 to July 2013 in a trauma su...

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Main Authors: Roman Mounier, David Lobo, Julia Voulgaropoulos, Mathieu Martin, Bouziane Aït-Mamar, Valérie Bitot, Paul-Henri Jost, Ron Birnbaum, Biba Nebbad, Fabrice Cook, Gilles Dhonneur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5738060?pdf=render