Characteristics and factors associated with nosocomial pneumonia among patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT): A case–control study | Zendy

Manhua Zuo | Zendy; Jun Tang | Zendy; Miaomiao Xiang | Zendy; Qing Long | Zendy; Jianping Dai | Zendy; Xiuying Hu | Zendy

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Characteristics and factors associated with nosocomial pneumonia among patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT): A case–control study

Author(s) -

Manhua Zuo,

Jun Tang,

Miaomiao Xiang,

Qing Long,

Jianping Dai,

Xiuying Hu

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.01.008

Subject(s) - medicine , renal replacement therapy , pneumonia , comorbidity , odds ratio , dialysis , apache ii , intensive care medicine , acute kidney injury , intensive care unit

Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is a specialized type of dialysis. However, the characteristics and factors associated with nosocomial pneumonia in patients undergoing CRRT have received little attention to date. Therefore, this study investigated the characteristics of and factors contributing to nosocomial pneumonia in patients receiving CRRT.

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