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Diagnostic Strategies for Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
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Title Diagnostic Strategies for Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/705200?src=rss
Description The first point of a good diagnostic strategy for healthcare-associated pneumonia is correct classification of patients with specific criteria, as suggested by the last ATS/ IDSA guidelines. However, clinical practice and recent literature have suggested new risk factors for multidrug-resistant infection. Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Category Articles > Critical Care
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Date Aug 1, 2009
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