Journal of Critical Care
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 62-68 , March 2010

Accuracy of clinical definitions of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Comparison with autopsy findings

  • Eva Tejerina, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Carretera de Toledo, kilómetro 12.5, 28905 Getafe (Madrid), Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 91 6834982; fax: +34 91 6832095.
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  • Andrés Esteban, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Carretera de Toledo, kilómetro 12.5, 28905 Getafe (Madrid), Spain
    • CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto Carlos III, (Madrid), Spain
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  • Pilar Fernández-Segoviano, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Carretera de Toledo, 28905 Getafe (Madrid), Spain
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  • Fernando Frutos-Vivar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Carretera de Toledo, kilómetro 12.5, 28905 Getafe (Madrid), Spain
    • CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto Carlos III, (Madrid), Spain
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  • José Aramburu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Carretera de Toledo, 28905 Getafe (Madrid), Spain
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  • Daniel Ballesteros, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Carretera de Toledo, kilómetro 12.5, 28905 Getafe (Madrid), Spain
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  • José María Rodríguez-Barbero, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Carretera de Toledo, 28905 Getafe (Madrid), Spain

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PII: S0883-9441(09)00121-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.05.008

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 62-68 , March 2010

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