American College of Chest Physicians
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Quick Reference Guide

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A quick reference version of the ACCP's evidence based summary of diagnostic tests for ventilator-associated pneumonia from 2000.  Includes details about ventilator-associated pneumonia including epidemiology, radiological diagnosis, clinical criteria, and the use of endotracheal aspiration, brochoalveolar lavage, and sampling with a protected-specimen brush for diagnosis.  Well-organized with bookmarks and a hyperlinked table of contents.

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