TY - JOUR T1 - A rapid diagnostic test for ventilator associated pneumonia? JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 413 LP - 413 DO - 10.1136/thx.2004.la0087 VL - 59 IS - 5 AU - S Zachariah Y1 - 2004/05/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/59/5/413.abstract N2 - ▴ Gibot S, Cravoisy A, Levy B, et al. Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells and the diagnosis of pneumonia. N Engl J Med2004;350:451–8OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science The diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is both contentious and frustrating for the intensivist. This study evaluates the effectiveness of using soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (sTREM)-1, a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily expressed in response to bacterial or … ER -