title: Is there a continuum between ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis and ventilator-associated pneumonia?
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Center, CHU Lille, 59000, Lille, France. s-nseir@chru-lille.fr.|School of Medicine, University of Lille, 59000, Lille, France. s-nseir@chru-lille.fr.
authors.forename: Saad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nseir
authors.affiliation: Nova Medical School, CEDOC, New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.|Polyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Hospital São Francisco Xavier, CHLO, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Povoa
authors.affiliation: D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Rua Diniz Cordeiro, 30. Botafogo, Rio De Janeiro, 22281-100, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salluh
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Mallafre Guasch 4, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Intensive Care, St James's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.|Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College, Wellcome Trust-HRB Clinical Research Facility, St James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Martin-Loeches
mesh_terms: D001991:Bronchitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated; D014136:Tracheitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000009:adverse effects*