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Friday, 12/11/2009
Dr. Miquel Ferrer talks about guidelines for Hospital Acquired Pneumonia and results of his latest study
He expressed his concerns regarding microbial prediction accuracy of latest ATS/IDSA 2005 guidelines
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Interviewed by Idibaps Respiratory Research Dr. Miquel Ferrer, senior investigator of our group on Applied research in respiratory diseases, talked about community and hospital acquired pneumonia guidelines for the clinical practice. He expressed his concerns regarding microbial prediction accuracy of latest ATS/IDSA 2005 guidelines. He also described current situation and burden for Intensive Care Units of the new H1N1 flu. Ultimately, he highlighted that currently there is no evidence to associate higher risk for hospital acquired pneumonia in hospitalized patients with H1N1 Influenza.