Diagnostic techniques for ventilator-associated pneumonia: conflicting results from two trials

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Younghoon Kwon et al. Crit Care. 2009.

. 2009;13(3):303.

doi: 10.1186/cc7797. Epub 2009 May 14.

¹ Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Not@valid.com

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