The use of soluble and surface TREM-1 as markers of Ventilator-associated pneumonia in Intensive Care

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the commonest nosocomial infection in Intensive Care and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Biomarkers offer the potential to speed up diagnosis and differentiate pulmonary from nonpulmonary infection. We postulated that measurement of ce...

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Main Author: Grover, Vimal
Other Authors: Singh, Suveer; Takata, Masao; Kelleher, William
Published: Imperial College London 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.650684