Host-pathogen interaction during mechanical ventilation: systemic or compartmentalized response?
Abstract Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) often require invasive mechanical ventilation. Ventilator-associated lower respiratory tract infections (VA-LRTI), either ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (VAT) or ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), are the most common complicati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-06-01
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Series: | Critical Care |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-019-2410-0 |