Prospective evaluation of a semiquantitative dip slide method compared with quantitative bacterial cultures of BAL fluid

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1423-1429

  Speich, Rudolf ^a   Wüst, Jürg ^a   Hess, Thomas ^a   Kayser, Fritz H ^a   Russi, Erich W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

bacterial pneumonia; bronchoalveolar lavage; diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HYDROCODONE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE SULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029978566     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.6.1423     Document Type: Article

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