Nosokomiale Pneumonie: aktuelle Diagnostik

Schlüsselwörter

Pneumonie - Diagnose - Bronchoskopie - quantitative Kulturen

Key words

pneumonia - diagnosis - bronchoscopy - quantitative cultures

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