Risk factors for infection with multidrug-resistant bacteria in non-ventilated patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia

Risk factors for infection with multidrug-resistant bacteria in non-ventilated patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia

OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for the development of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in non-ventilated patients. METHODS: This was a retrospective observational cohort study conducted over a three-year period at a tertiary-care teaching hosp...

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Main Authors: Renato Seligman, Luis Francisco Ramos-Lima, Vivian do Amaral Oliveira, Carina Sanvicente, Juliana Sartori, Elyara Fiorin Pacheco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2013-06-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Pneumonia bacteriana
Farmacorresistencia bacteriana
Infeccao hospitalar
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132013000300339&lng=en&tlng=en

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