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. 2015 May;36(5):601-3.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2014.90. Epub 2015 Jan 28.

Rates of hospital-associated respiratory infections and associated pathogens in a regional burn center, 2008-2012

Anne M Lachiewicz  1 , David van Duin  1 , Lauren M DiBiase  2 , Samuel W Jones  3 , Shannon Carson  4 , William A Rutala  2 , Bruce A Cairns  3 , David J Weber  1
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Rates of hospital-associated respiratory infections and associated pathogens in a regional burn center, 2008-2012

Anne M Lachiewicz et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 May.
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(A) Incidence of VAP in the BICU compared to all other ICUs from 2008 to 2012. (B) Multi-drug resistance among respiratory pathogens in the BICU compared with all other ICUs.
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