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Cross-colonisation with Pseudomonas aeruginosa of patients in an intensive care unit.
Thorax - 1 Dec 1998
Bergmans D C, Bonten M J, van Tiel F H, Gaillard C A, van der Geest S, Wilting R M, de Leeuw P W, Stobberingh E E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is usually preceded by colonisation of the respiratory tract. During outbreaks, colonisation with P aeruginosa is mainly derived from exogenous sources. The relative importance of different pathways of colonisation of P aeruginosa has rarely been determined in non-epidemic settings. METHODS: In order to determine the importance of...
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