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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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Autores principales: Ranzani, Otavio Tavares, Forte, Daniel Neves, Forte, Antonio Carlos, Mimica, Igor, Forte, Wilma Carvalho Neves
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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