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Aetiology and diagnostic techniques in intensive care-acquired pneumonia: a Spanish multi-centre study

F ÁLVAREZ-LERMA Servicios de Medicina Intensiva del Hospital del Mar and Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia; Hospital General de Alicante, Alicante; Hospital Torrecardenas, Almeria and Hospital Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca, Spain F Alvarez-Lerma, M Palomar, A Martinez-Pellus, B Alvarez-Sanchez, E Perez-Ortiz, R Jorda and the ICU-Acquired Pneumonia Study Group
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M PALOMAR Servicios de Medicina Intensiva del Hospital del Mar and Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia; Hospital General de Alicante, Alicante; Hospital Torrecardenas, Almeria and Hospital Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca, Spain F Alvarez-Lerma, M Palomar, A Martinez-Pellus, B Alvarez-Sanchez, E Perez-Ortiz, R Jorda and the ICU-Acquired Pneumonia Study Group
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A MARTÍNEZ-PELLÚS Servicios de Medicina Intensiva del Hospital del Mar and Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia; Hospital General de Alicante, Alicante; Hospital Torrecardenas, Almeria and Hospital Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca, Spain F Alvarez-Lerma, M Palomar, A Martinez-Pellus, B Alvarez-Sanchez, E Perez-Ortiz, R Jorda and the ICU-Acquired Pneumonia Study Group
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B ÁLVAREZ-SÁNCHEZ Servicios de Medicina Intensiva del Hospital del Mar and Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia; Hospital General de Alicante, Alicante; Hospital Torrecardenas, Almeria and Hospital Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca, Spain F Alvarez-Lerma, M Palomar, A Martinez-Pellus, B Alvarez-Sanchez, E Perez-Ortiz, R Jorda and the ICU-Acquired Pneumonia Study Group
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E PÉREZ-ORTIZ Servicios de Medicina Intensiva del Hospital del Mar and Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia; Hospital General de Alicante, Alicante; Hospital Torrecardenas, Almeria and Hospital Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca, Spain F Alvarez-Lerma, M Palomar, A Martinez-Pellus, B Alvarez-Sanchez, E Perez-Ortiz, R Jorda and the ICU-Acquired Pneumonia Study Group
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R JORDÁ Servicios de Medicina Intensiva del Hospital del Mar and Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia; Hospital General de Alicante, Alicante; Hospital Torrecardenas, Almeria and Hospital Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca, Spain F Alvarez-Lerma, M Palomar, A Martinez-Pellus, B Alvarez-Sanchez, E Perez-Ortiz, R Jorda and the ICU-Acquired Pneumonia Study Group
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THE ICU-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA STUDY GROUP Servicios de Medicina Intensiva del Hospital del Mar and Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia; Hospital General de Alicante, Alicante; Hospital Torrecardenas, Almeria and Hospital Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca, Spain F Alvarez-Lerma, M Palomar, A Martinez-Pellus, B Alvarez-Sanchez, E Perez-Ortiz, R Jorda and the ICU-Acquired Pneumonia Study Group
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