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The value of antibody-coated bacteria in tracheal aspirates for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a case-control study
OBJECTIVE: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the leading type of hospital-acquired infection in ICU patients. The diagnosis of VAP is challenging, mostly due to limitations of the diagnostic methods available. The aim of this study was to determine whether antibody-coated bacteria (ACB) evalu...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5569617/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27383934 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562015000000244 |