Detection of plant DNA in the bronchoalveolar lavage of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia.

BACKGROUND: Hospital-acquired infections such as nosocomial pneumonia are a serious cause of mortality for hospitalized patients, especially for those admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). Despite the number of the studies reported to date, the causative agents of pneumonia are not completely kno...

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Main Authors: Sabri Bousbia, Laurent Papazian, Bernard La Scola, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2891989?pdf=render