Could Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Methods Differentiate Pneumonitis From Bacterial Aspiration Pneumonia?

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¹ CHU Lille, Critical Care Center, Lille, France; Department of Neurology, CHU Lille, Lille, France and School of Medicine, Lille University, Lille, France; CHU Lille, Critical Care Center, Lille, France and School of Medicine, Lille University, Lille, France.

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Romain Tortuyaux et al. Crit Care Med. 2018 Jan.

. 2018 Jan;46(1):e96-e97.

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002744.

¹ CHU Lille, Critical Care Center, Lille, France; Department of Neurology, CHU Lille, Lille, France and School of Medicine, Lille University, Lille, France; CHU Lille, Critical Care Center, Lille, France and School of Medicine, Lille University, Lille, France.

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Lascarrou JB, Le Thuaut A, Colin G, Lissonde F, Bourdon S, Reignier J. Lascarrou JB, et al. Crit Care Med. 2018 Jan;46(1):e97. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002842. Crit Care Med. 2018. PMID: 29252958 No abstract available.

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