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Pulmonary Infections in the Intensive Care Unit

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Pulmonary infections in the intensive care unit (ICU) include two different entities: firstly, patients admitted with pneumonia, which may be either community (CAP)- or hospital acquired (HAP), and, second pneumonia developing in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients (VAP or ventilator- associated pneumonia).

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Luzzani, A., Polati, E., Bassanini, S. (2004). Pulmonary Infections in the Intensive Care Unit. In: Gullo, A., Berlot, G., Lucangelo, U., Pellis, T. (eds) Perioperative and Critical Care Medicine. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2135-8_17

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