Diagnostic value of daily endotracheal aspirate cultures for the therapeutic management of ventilator-associated pneumonia

A. Azzola, R. Frei, M. Tamm, C. Scheidegger (Basel, Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Epidemiology and clinical aspects of pneumonia in the ICU
Session: Epidemiology and clinical aspects of pneumonia in the ICU
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3005
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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A. Azzola, R. Frei, M. Tamm, C. Scheidegger (Basel, Switzerland). Diagnostic value of daily endotracheal aspirate cultures for the therapeutic management of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 3005

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