De-escalation therapy in ventilator acquired pneumonia (VAP)

A. Khoury, H. Al-Nasser, F. Al-Hamad, H. Hannan (Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Pulmonary infections and sepsis
Session: Pulmonary infections and sepsis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3208
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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