title: Lack of usefulness of blood cultures to diagnose ventilator-associated pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Department, Hospital de la Santa Creui i Sant Pau, Universitat Autónoma, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rello
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mirelis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prats
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects