Prognostic role of clinical and laboratory criteria to identify early ventilator-associated pneumonia in brain injury.

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Published in Chest on April 10, 2008

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Paolo Pelosi1, Alessandra Barassi, Paolo Severgnini, Barbara Gomiero, Sergio Finazzi, Giampaolo Merlini, GianVico Melzi d'Eril, Maurizio Chiaranda, Michael S Niederman

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1: Servizio di Anestesia B, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, viale Borri 57, 21100, Varese, Italy. ppelosi@hotmail.com

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