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Kalil AC, Metersky ML, Klompas M, Muscedere J, Sweeney DA, Palmer LB, Napolitano
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Abbreviations
ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; CBA, colistin-base activity; CPIS, Modified
Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score; CrCl, creatinine clearance; ESBL, extended-
spectrum β-lactamase; HAP, hospital-acquired pneumonia; ICU, intensive care units; IU,
international units; IV, intravenous; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus;
MDR, multidrug resistant; MSSA, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; VAP,
ventilator-associated pneumonia; VAT, ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis
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