Prior oropharyngeal colonization and ventilator-associated pneumonia
Braz. j. microbiol
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45(3): 857-859, July-Sept. 2014. graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
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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Main subject:
Oropharynx
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Pneumonia, Staphylococcal
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Carrier State
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Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia/BR
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