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33 - Nosocomial pneumonia

from Part V - Clinical syndromes: respiratory tract

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2015

Burke A. Cunha
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State University of New York School of Medicine
David Schlossberg
Affiliation:
Temple University, Philadelphia
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  • Nosocomial pneumonia
  • Edited by David Schlossberg, Temple University, Philadelphia
  • Book: Clinical Infectious Disease
  • Online publication: 05 April 2015
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139855952.039
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  • Nosocomial pneumonia
  • Edited by David Schlossberg, Temple University, Philadelphia
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  • Nosocomial pneumonia
  • Edited by David Schlossberg, Temple University, Philadelphia
  • Book: Clinical Infectious Disease
  • Online publication: 05 April 2015
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139855952.039
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