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Modification of empiric antibiotic treatment in patients with pneumonia acquired in the intensive care unit
Intensive Care Medicine · 1996 · Vol. 22(5) · pp. 387–394
Francisco Álvarez-Lerma✉(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)ICU-Acquired Pneumonia Study Group
Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsNosocomial Infections in ICUAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyMedicineAntibioticsIntensive care unitAmikacinCefotaximeTobramycinPneumoniaEmpiric therapyCeftazidimeIntensive care medicine
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AdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsCritical CareCross InfectionDrug Resistance, MicrobialHumansMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'PneumoniaProspective StudiesSpainMultivariate AnalysisTreatment Outcome
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