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VOLUME 17 , ISSUE 6 ( December, 2013 ) > List of Articles

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Ventilator-Associated pneumonia: Changing microbiology and implications

Citation Information : Ventilator-Associated pneumonia: Changing microbiology and implications. Indian J Crit Care Med 2013; 17 (6):331-332.

DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.123432

License: CC BY-ND 3.0

Published Online: 01-09-2014

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


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