Research ArticleOriginal Research
The Role of Bronchoscopic Findings and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Cytology in Early Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Pavlos Vernikos, Christos F Kampolis, Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, Apostolos Armaganidis and Petros Karakitsos
Respiratory Care May 2016, 61 (5) 658-667; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04265
Pavlos Vernikos
Intensive Care Unit, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
PhD MDChristos F Kampolis
Intensive Care Unit, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
PhD MDKonstantinos Konstantopoulos
Hematology Department and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Athens Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
PhD MDApostolos Armaganidis
Second University Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University of Athens Medical School, Attiko University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
PhD MDPetros Karakitsos
Department of Cytopathology, University of Athens Medical School, Attiko University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
PhD MDReferences
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Respiratory Care
Vol. 61, Issue 5
1 May 2016
The Role of Bronchoscopic Findings and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Cytology in Early Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Pavlos Vernikos, Christos F Kampolis, Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, Apostolos Armaganidis, Petros Karakitsos
Respiratory Care May 2016, 61 (5) 658-667; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.04265
The Role of Bronchoscopic Findings and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Cytology in Early Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Pavlos Vernikos, Christos F Kampolis, Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, Apostolos Armaganidis, Petros Karakitsos
Respiratory Care May 2016, 61 (5) 658-667; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.04265