Diagnostic

Background: Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common complication in intensive care patients. The clinical diagnosis is difficult and a definite microbiological diagnosis based on quantitative culture of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid is mandatory. Many biological markers have been stud...

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Main Authors: Alaa Refaat, Nasr Affara, Waleed Abdel-fatah, Tamer Hussein, Manal El-gerbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S042276381400065X