Imipenem resistance of <it>Pseudomonas </it>in pneumonia: a systematic literature review

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pneumonia, and particularly nosocomial (NP) and ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAP), results in high morbidity and costs. NPs in particular are likely to be caused by <it>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </it>(PA), ~20% of which...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zilberberg Marya D, Chen Joyce, Mody Samir H, Ramsey Andrew M, Shorr Andrew F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/10/45