Role of Microbiologic Culture Results of Specimens Prior to Onset of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in the Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit
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Kim, Ji-Hye
(Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine)
Yoon, Sung-Chul (Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine) Lee, Yu-Mi (Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine) Son, Ji-Woong (Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine) Choi, Eu-Gene (Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine) Na, Moon-Jun (Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine) Kwon, Sun-Jung (Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine) |
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