Endotracheal aspirate (EA) culture during the follow-up of patients with ventilador-associated pneumonia (VAP)

R. Cardozo, A. Sosa, A. Davidovich, S. Sarquis, J. Munoz, G. Guzman, A. Capdevila, C. Irrazabal, A. Famiglietti, C. Vay, P. Aruj, C. M. Luna (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Diagnostic markers and therapy in hospital-acquired pneumonia
Session: Diagnostic markers and therapy in hospital-acquired pneumonia
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2414
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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