Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP): An impossible diagnosis? Call for a pragmatic approach

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 584-590

  Langer, M ^a,b   Haeusler, E A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Diagnosis; Pneumonia, ventilator associated; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; TISSUE CULTURE; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

HUMANS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED;

EID: 72249121448     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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