Distinguishing Pneumonia From Pneumonitis to Safely Discontinue Antibiotics.

Crit Care Med

Section of Pulmonary, Sleep, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.

Published: August 2017

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