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Innate Immune Responses in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common complication of mechanical ventilation, resulting in substantial morbidity, mortality, and health care cost. Early upper airway colonization by pathogenic bacteria and microaspiration are the primary pathogenic events leading to VAP. Patients at risk...

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Autores principales: Ballinger, Megan N., Standiford, Theodore J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7121904/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5326-0_8