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Recomendaciones para el diagnóstico de la neumonía asociada a ventilación mecánica
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F. Álvarez Lerma, A. Torres Martí
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Correspondencia: UVIR. Servicio de Neumología. Instituto Clínic de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica. Hospital Clínic. 08036 Barcelona
, F. Rodríguez de Castro
y Comisión de Expertos del Grupo de Trabajo de Enfermedades Infecciosas de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Intensiva, Crítica y Unidades Coronarias (GTEI-SEMICYUC), Área de Trabajo de Tuberculosis e Infecciones Respiratorias (TIR) de la Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica (SEPAR) y Grupo de Estudio de Infección Hospitalaria de la Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (GEIH-SEIMC)
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