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Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review of the literature

Alvaro Rea-Neto, Nazah CM Youssef, Fabio Tuche, Frank Brunkhorst, V Marco Ranieri, Konrad Reinhart and Yasser Sakr*

Critical Care 2008, 12:R56 doi:10.1186/cc6877

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Biological markers and diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Jean-Yves Fagon Critical Care 2011, 15:130 (9 March 2011)

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Death by acid rain: VAP or EXIT?

Kentigern Thorburn, Andrew Darbyshire Critical Care 2009, 13:1008 (2 November 2009)

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Decrease of CD4-lymphocytes and apoptosis of CD14-monocytes are characteristic alterations in sepsis caused by ventilator-associated pneumonia: results from an observational study

Aimilia Pelekanou, Iraklis Tsangaris, Antigoni Kotsaki, Vassiliki Karagianni, Helen Giamarellou, Apostolos Armaganidis, Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis Critical Care 2009, 13:R172 (2 November 2009)

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Diagnostic techniques for ventilator-associated pneumonia: Conflicting results from two trials

Younghoon Kwon, Eric B Milbrandt, Sachin Yende Critical Care 2009, 13:303 (14 May 2009)

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