Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 74-81, March 2008

Utility of Gram stain in the clinical management of suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia:☆

Secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized trial

  • M. Albert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada H3T 1J4
    • ,
  • J.O. Friedrich, MD, DPhil

      Affiliations

    • Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M5B 1W8
    • ,
  • N.K.J. Adhikari, MDCM, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M5B 1W8
    • ,
  • A.G. Day, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Centre, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Canada K7L 2V7
    • ,
  • C. Verdant, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada H3T 1J4
    • ,
  • Daren K. Heyland, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care, Queens University, Kingston, Canada K7L 2V7
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Medicine, Angada 4, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 2V7. Tel.: +1 613 549 6666x3339; fax: +1 613 548 1351.
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  • for the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group

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☆ Supported by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Physicians' Services, Inc, of Ontario, and by unrestricted grants from AstraZeneca and Bayer.

PII: S0883-9441(08)00010-5

doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.01.004

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 74-81, March 2008

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