title: New developments in the diagnosis of VAP make bronchoalveolar lavage less useful: some considerations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Villarroel 170.08036, Barcelona, Spain, atorres@ub.edu.
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Laia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fernández-Barat
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015415:Biomarkers