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Recommendations of the Latin American Thoracic Society (ALAT)
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Clinical Guidelines for the Treatment of Nosocomial Pneumonia in Latin America: an Interdisciplinary Consensus Document
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Correspondence: Dr. C.M. Luna. Acevedo, 1070. 1828 Banfield. Buenos Aires. Argentina
, A. Monteverdeb, A. Rodríguezc, C. Apezteguiaa,b,c, G. Zaberta,b,c, S. Ilutovichc, G. Mengaa,b, W. Vasend, A.R. Díeza,b,c, J. Merad, for the Argentinian-Latin American Study Group on Nosocomial Pneumonia (GALANN) *
a Asociación Argentina de Medicina Respiratoria, Buenos Aires, Argentina
b Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax, São Paulo, Brazil
c Sociedad Argentina de Terapia Intensiva, Buenos Aires, Argentina
d Sociedad Argentina de Infectología, Buenos Aires, Argentina
e Sociedad Argentina de Bacteriología Clínica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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