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Are probiotics actually useful in decreasing VAP rate?

Authors: Kei Suzuki, Shinichiro Ohshimo, Nobuaki Shime

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 10/2016

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Title: Are probiotics actually useful in decreasing VAP rate?
Authors: Kei Suzuki
Shinichiro Ohshimo
Nobuaki Shime
Publication date: 01-10-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 10/2016
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4419-z

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