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Editorial
. 2020 Feb;46(2):368-371.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05882-w. Epub 2019 Dec 16.

The zero-VAP sophistry and controversies surrounding prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Sebastiano Maria Colombo  1   2   3 , Andrea Catalina Palomeque  4   5 , Gianluigi Li Bassi  6   7   8
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Editorial

The zero-VAP sophistry and controversies surrounding prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Sebastiano Maria Colombo et al. Intensive Care Med. 2020 Feb.
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Conflict of interest statement

Sebastiano Maria Colombo and Andrea Catalina Palomeque do not have conflict of interest related to this manuscript. Gianluigi Li Bassi, in the past 5 years, received grant funding, through his affiliated institution from Fisher and Paykel, Bayer AG and Theravance Biopharma.

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