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Prior oropharyngeal colonization and ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] - 1 Jan 2014
Moreira Michel Rodrigues, Ferreira Joseane Cristina, Darini Ana Lúcia da Costa, Gontijo Filho Paulo Pinto
Abstract excerpt
This study evaluated the relationship between previous colonization of the oropharynx and development of ventilator-associated pneumonia through the classification of genomic fingerprint pattern by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of both oxacillin-resistant and oxacillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from hospitalized patients in an intensive care unit.
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