Abstract:
:Literature suggests that cancer patients can become colonized or infected with a variety of opportunistic and health care-associated pathogens, putting them at higher risk for nonventilator health care-associated pneumonia. This section will review the epidemiology of nonventilator health care-associated pneumonia and the importance of prevention strategies in this vulnerable population. Prevention strategies for cancer patients across the continuum of care are highlighted.
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Am J Infect Controljournal_title
American journal of infection controlauthors
Greene LRdoi
10.1016/j.ajic.2020.03.005subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-05-01 00:00:00pages
A20-A22issue
5Seissn
0196-6553issn
1527-3296pii
S0196-6553(20)30128-0journal_volume
48pub_type
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.12.006
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2006.02.005
更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1994-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
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更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.214
更新日期:2020-07-07 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.04.184
更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.03.011
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
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更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
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更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1988-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
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更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
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journal_title:American journal of infection control
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更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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