Research ArticleOriginal Research

The Association Between Comorbid Illness, Colonization Status, and Acute Hospitalization in Patients Receiving Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

Avelino C Verceles, Elizabeth J Lechner, David Halpin and Steven M Scharf
Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 250-256; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01677

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