Diagnostic accuracy of pulmonary host inflammatory mediators in the exclusion of ventilator-acquired pneumonia

Thomas P Hellyer; Andrew Conway Morris; Daniel F McAuley; Timothy S Walsh; Niall H Anderson; Suveer Singh; Paul Dark; Alistair I Roy; Simon V Baudouin; Stephen E Wright; Gavin D Perkins; Kallirroi Kefala; Melinda Jeffels; Ronan McMullan; Cecilia M O'Kane; Craig Spencer; Shondipon Laha; Nicole Robin; Savita Gossain; Kate Gould; Marie-Hélène Ruchaud-Sparagano; Jonathan Scott; Emma M Browne; James G MacFarlane; Sarah Wiscombe; John D Widdrington; Ian Dimmick; Ian F Laurenson; Frans Nauwelaers; A John Simpson

doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205766

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Diagnostic accuracy of pulmonary host inflammatory mediators in the exclusion of ventilator-acquired pneumonia

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Thomas P Hellyer Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrew Conway Morris MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Department of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Daniel F McAuley Centre for Infection and Immunity, Health Sciences Building, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK Regional Intensive Care Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Timothy S Walsh MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Niall H Anderson Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Medical School, Edinburgh, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Suveer Singh Intensive Care Unit, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paul Dark Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre & Intensive Care Unit, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alistair I Roy Integrated Critical Care Unit, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Simon V Baudouin Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Intensive Care Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephen E Wright Intensive Care Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gavin D Perkins University of Warwick and Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Coventry, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kallirroi Kefala Intensive Care Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Melinda Jeffels Newcastle Clinical Trials Unit, William Leech Building, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ronan McMullan Department of Medical Microbiology, Kelvin Building, The Royal Hospitals, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Cecilia M O'Kane Centre for Infection and Immunity, Health Sciences Building, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Craig Spencer Intensive Care Unit, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Shondipon Laha Intensive Care Unit, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nicole Robin Intensive Care Unit, Countess of Chester NHS Trust, Chester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Savita Gossain Public Health Laboratory, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kate Gould Public Health England & Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marie-Hélène Ruchaud-Sparagano Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jonathan Scott Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Emma M Browne Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
James G MacFarlane Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sarah Wiscombe Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John D Widdrington Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ian Dimmick Bioscience Centre (West Wing), International Centre for Life, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ian F Laurenson Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Frans Nauwelaers Becton Dickinson Biosciences, Erembodegem (Aalst), Belgium PubMed articles Google scholar articles
A John Simpson Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Professor John Simpson, Institute of Cellular Medicine, 3rd Floor William Leech Building, Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK; j.simpson{at}ncl.ac.uk

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Hellyer TP, Conway Morris A, McAuley DF, et al

Diagnostic accuracy of pulmonary host inflammatory mediators in the exclusion of ventilator-acquired pneumonia

Thorax 2015;70:41-47.

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Received May 18, 2014
Revised August 20, 2014
Accepted September 7, 2014
First published October 8, 2014.

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