AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 36, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages S93-S100 , May 2008

Epidemiology, etiology, and diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia in Asian countries

  • Rajesh Chawla, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Rajesh Chawla, MD, Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, 270 Dayanand Vihar, Delhi 110092, India.

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AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 36, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages S93-S100 , May 2008

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