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Despite major advances in techniques in the management of intubated patients and the routine use of efficient disinfection procedures for the respiratory equipment, nosocomial bacterial pneumonia continues to complicate the course of 7 to 41% of patients receiving mechanical ventilation [1–3]. In contrast to infection of more frequently involved organs (e.g. urinary tract and skin) for which the mortality is low, the mortality rate for ventilator-associated pneumonia ranges from 40 to 80% [1–3]. Therefore, rapid identification of ICU patients requiring antimicrobial therapy for treatment of nosocomial pneumonia and appropriate selection of such antibiotics represent important clinical problems.
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Chastre, J., Fagon, J.Y., Lamer, C. (1991). Diagnosis of Lung Infection in Intensive Care Unit Patients Using the Protected Specimen Brush Technique. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1991. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 14. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84423-2_41
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