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Gene chips used to distinguish ventilator-associated pneumonia from underlying critical illness
02-12-2008 · EurekAlert!Critically ill patients who need a ventilator to breathe face a high risk of pneumonia. The lung infection, however, is exceedingly difficult to diagnose because a patient's underlying condition often skews laboratory test results and masks pneumonia's symptoms -- a reality that can delay appropriate antibiotic treatment.
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