Incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and assessment of serial estimation of procalcitonin levels as a prognostic marker in cases of VAP in a tertiary centre in India

V. Sikri, R. Chawla, R. Sardana, A. Jain (New Delhi, India)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Scores, biomarkers and risk factors in respiratory infections
Session: Scores, biomarkers and risk factors in respiratory infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2501
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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