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. 2023 Jan;49(1):79-82.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-022-06898-5. Epub 2022 Sep 28.

Bronchoscopy for diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Ignacio Martin-Loeches  1   2 , Jean Chastre  3   4 , Richard G Wunderink  5
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Bronchoscopy for diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Ignacio Martin-Loeches et al. Intensive Care Med. 2023 Jan.
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Conflict of interest statement

IM-L is a consultant to and speaker for bioMerieux and consultant for Qvella and Accelerate diagnostics. His institution has received research funds from Grifols. RGW is a consultant to and speaker for bioMerieux. His institution has received research funds from Curetis and Helixbind. JC is a consultant to Aridis, Inotrem, and PharmaMar. His institution has received research funds from AstraZeneca/Medimmune.

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