Clinical Importance of Delays in the Initiation of Appropriate Antibiotic Treatment for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Manuel Iregui; Suzanne M. Ward; Glenda Sherman; Victoria J. Fraser; Marin H. Kollef

doi:10.1378/chest.122.1.262

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MedicineOdds ratioConfidence intervalAntibioticsVentilator-associated pneumoniaPneumoniaInternal medicineProspective cohort studyMechanical ventilation

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Year: 2002
Type: article
Volume: 122
Issue: 1
Pages: 262-268
Citations: 957
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                                    Manuel Iregui, 
                                
                                    Suzanne M. Ward, 
                                
                                    Glenda Sherman
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2002). 
                            Clinical Importance of Delays in the Initiation of Appropriate Antibiotic Treatment for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. 
                            CHEST Journal
                            , 122
                            (1)
                            , 262-268.
                            https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.122.1.262
                        

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DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.1.262