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The Appropriate Diagnostic Threshold for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Using Quantitative Cultures
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The VAP diagnostic threshold for quantitative BAL in trauma patients should be >10 colonies/mL. One may consider a threshold of >10 colonies/mL in severely injured patients with Pseudomonas or Acinetobacter species.
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