Clinical signs and scores for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 261-265

  Pugin, J ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CPIS; Review; VAP

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEVER; GRAM STAINING; LEUKOCYTOSIS; OXYGENATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; VENTILATOR;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0036545716     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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