Adrenal insufficiency and relative eosinophilia in critically ill patients with septic shock due to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)

K. Katsaoulas, E. Mouloudi, M. Asimaki, C. Papageorgiou, N. Sounidakis, P. Pappas, A. Efthimiou, N. Gritsi-Gerogianni (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Hospital-acquired pneumonia: from inflammation to treatment
Session: Hospital-acquired pneumonia: from inflammation to treatment
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4499
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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