Determinants of prescription and choice of empirical therapy for hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia
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- 16 September 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by European Respiratory Society (ERS) in European Respiratory Journal
- Vol. 37 (6), 1332-1339
- https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00093010
Abstract
The objectives of this study were to assess the determinants of empirical antibiotic choice, prescription patterns and outcomes in patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP)/ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in Europe.Keywords
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