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Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Evolving Definitions and Preventive StrategiesDiscussion

Cristina Mietto, Riccardo Pinciroli, Niti Patel and Lorenzo Berra
Respiratory Care June 2013, 58 (6) 990-1007; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02380

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