Comparative Efficacy of Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Telescoping Plugged Catheter in the Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
- 1 February 1993
- Vol. 103 (2) , 386-390
- https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.103.2.386
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