Ventilator-associated pneumonia: when is a pathogen not a pathogen?
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Antibiotic resistance & pathogen profile in ventilator-associated pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital in India
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0040-6376,1468-3296
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-209997