Incidence of and Risk Factors for Nosocomial Pneumonia in Patients with Tetanus

From June 1998 through July 2000, 28 patients with tetanus admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for Tetanus and Infectious Diseases at the Hospital das Clínicas of University of Medicine at São Paulo, Brazil, were evaluated to establish what the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia was and what their ri...

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Published in:	Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 33; no. 11; pp. 1842 - 1846
Main Authors:	Fernandes Cavalcante, Nilton José, Sandeville, Maria Laura, Servolo Medeiros, Eduardo Alexandrino
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States The University of Chicago Press 01-12-2001 University of Chicago Press
Subjects:	Adult Adult respiratory distress syndrome Cross Infection - complications Cross Infection - epidemiology Cross Infection - etiology Humans Incidence Infections Infectious diseases Intensive care units Major Articles Mortality Oxygen Pneumonia Pneumonia - complications Pneumonia - epidemiology Pneumonia - etiology Predisposing factors Risk Factors Tetanus Tetanus - complications Ventilator associated pneumonia
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