New developments in the diagnosis of VAP make bronchoalveolar lavage less useful: some considerations
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عنوان ژورنال: Intensive Care Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0342-4642,1432-1238
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-014-3466-6