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Editorial
. 2023 Sep;58(9):2439-2441.
doi: 10.1002/ppul.26534. Epub 2023 Jun 6.

So tell me… does this tracheal aspirate culture indicate "infection" or "colonization"?

Andrea M Prinzi  1 , Christopher D Baker  2
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So tell me… does this tracheal aspirate culture indicate "infection" or "colonization"?

Andrea M Prinzi et al. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 Sep.
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