Clinical pulmonary infection score and C-reactive protein in the prediction of early ventilator associated pneumonia
Introduction: The risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is highest early in the course of hospital stay. Most clinicians continue to rely on a clinical diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) because it is convenient. In an effort to improve the specificity of clinical diagnosis, the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S042276381300174X |