Community-acquired polymicrobial pneumonia in the intensive care unit: aetiology and prognosis
Open Access
- 1 January 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Critical Care
- Vol. 15 (5), R209
- https://doi.org/10.1186/cc10444
Abstract
The frequency and clinical significance of polymicrobial aetiology in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients admitted to the ICU have been poorly studied. The aim of the present study was to describe the prevalence, clinical characteristics and outcomes of severe CAP of polymicrobial aetiology in patients admitted to the ICU.Keywords
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