<sec><title>INTRODUCTION</title>: Antimicrobial resistance is an increasing threat in hospitalized patients, and inappropriate empirical antimicrobial therapy is known to adversely affect outcomes in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The aim of this study was to evaluate antim...

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Main Authors:	Michel Rodrigues Moreira, Munick Paula Guimarães, Aurélia Aparecida de Araújo Rodrigues, Paulo Pinto Gontijo Filho
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-01-01
Series:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:	Antibiotic consumption Intensive care unit Ventilator-associated pneumonia Antimicrobial resistance
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000100039

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