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Candida spp. airway colonization could promote antibiotic-resistant bacteria selection in patients with suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia

Mael Hamet, Arnaud Pavon, Frederic Dalle, et al. Intensive Care Med, 2012, 38:1272-1279

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The significance of Candida app. colonisation in the airway of ventilated critically ill patients is debated. In particular the relationship to VAP and the benefits of treatment are uncertain.

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