Effects of antibiotics on protected specimen brush sampling in ventilator-associated pneumonia

Prats E., Dorca J., Pujol M., Garcia L., Barreiro B., Verdaguer R., Gudiol F., Manresa F.

Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 19: 944-951
Journal Issue: May
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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