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Editorial
. 2013 Nov;41(11):2641-2.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182a84be1.

Updated approach for the assessment of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Madison Macht  1 , Jeffrey C Robinson, Brian B Graham
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Editorial

Updated approach for the assessment of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Madison Macht et al. Crit Care Med. 2013 Nov.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Copyright Form Disclosures: Dr. Macht received support for article research from NIH. Dr. Robinson disclosed that he does not have any potential conflicts of interest.

Comment on

  • Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events*.
    Magill SS, Klompas M, Balk R, Burns SM, Deutschman CS, Diekema D, Fridkin S, Greene L, Guh A, Gutterman D, Hammer B, Henderson D, Hess D, Hill NS, Horan T, Kollef M, Levy M, Septimus E, VanAntwerpen C, Wright D, Lipsett P. Magill SS, et al. Crit Care Med. 2013 Nov;41(11):2467-75. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182a262db. Crit Care Med. 2013. PMID: 24162674 Free PMC article.

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