Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) with...
Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) with Intravenous Colistin: A Comparison with Imipenem-Susceptible VAP
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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
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We prospectively evaluated the efficacy and toxicity of intravenously administered colistin in 35 episodes of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) due to multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Microbiological diagnosis was performed with use of quantitative culture. In 21 patients, the episodes were caused by a strain susceptible exclusively...
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Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) with Intravenous Colistin: A Comparison with Imipenem-Susceptible VAP
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_18870034
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_18870034
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1058-4838
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1537-6591
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10.1086/374337
