Modification of empiric antibiotic treatment in patients with pneumonia acquired in the intensive care unit
โ Scribed by F. Alvarez-Lerma
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 782 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1238
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