Implications of endotracheal tube biofilm in ventilator-associated pneumonia response: a state of concept.

Autores de IIS La Fe

• Sara María García Gil-Perotín

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• Paula Ramírez Galleymore

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• Verónica Martí Alcarria

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• José Miguel Sahuquillo Arce

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• María Isabel Calleja Serrano

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• Rosario Menéndez Villanueva

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• Juan Manuel Bonastre Mora

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Participantes ajenos a IIS La Fe

• Gonzalez E

Grupos

• Infecciones Respiratorias

Abstract

Biofilm in endotracheal tubes (ETT) of ventilated patients has been suggested to play a role in the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Our purpose was to analyze the formation of ETT biofilm and its implication in the response and relapse of VAP.