Diagnostic accuracy of inflammatory biomarkers in bronchoalveolar lavage from patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

N. Affara, A. Refaat, T. Hussein, W. Abdelfatah, M. Elberbi (Zagazig, Egypt)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Resistance, bacteriological profile and comorbidities in respiratory infections
Session: Resistance, bacteriological profile and comorbidities in respiratory infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2538
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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N. Affara, A. Refaat, T. Hussein, W. Abdelfatah, M. Elberbi (Zagazig, Egypt). Diagnostic accuracy of inflammatory biomarkers in bronchoalveolar lavage from patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 2538

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