Ventilator-associated pneumonia: role of colonizers and value of routine endotracheal aspirate cultures.

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Published in Int J Infect Dis on June 09, 2010

Authors

Noyal Mariya Joseph1, Sujatha Sistla, Tarun Kumar Dutta, Ashok Shankar Badhe, Subhash Chandra Parija

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India. noyaljoseph@yahoo.com

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