title: Nature (and the ICU) abhors a VACuum.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary and Critical Care Section, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Electronic address: Andrew.shorr@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Andrew F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Shorr
authors.affiliation: EviMed Research, Goshen, MA; School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
authors.forename: Marya D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Zilberberg
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000201:enzymology*; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D010447:Peptide Hydrolases