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Prospective study of colonization and infection because of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in mechanically ventilated patients at a neonatal intensive care unit in China.
American journal of infection control - 1 Nov 2010
Hu Hong-bo, Huang Han-ju, Peng Qiao-ying, Lu Jia, Lei Xing-yun
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BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is an important nosocomial infection at neonatal intensive care units (NICU), frequently caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A 6-month prospective study from January 2009 through June 2009 was performed to investigate the respective contribution of endogenous and exogenous transmission of P aeruginosa in the respiratory colonization or/and infection in the...
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