The clinical pulmonary infection score combined with procalcitonin and lung ultrasound (cpis-plus), a good tool for ventilator associated pneumonia early diagnosis in pediatrics

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• What: Violation of the study protocol and refusal of parental consent were considered withdrawal and abandonment criteria. The results of the study showed a VAP frequency of 47% from those patients who had VAP suspicion, which aligns with a similar study conducted in the adult`s population where a prevalence of 64% of VAP was reported .
• Who: Judit Becerra-Hervás and collaborators from the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital, University of Barcelona, Passeig, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain have published the article: The Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score Combined with Procalcitonin and Lung Ultrasound (CPIS . . .
  

   

  

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