Early diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Is it possible to define a cutoff value of infected cells in BAL fluid?

Chest

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1558-1565

  Allaouchiche, Bernard ^a   Jaumain, Hélène ^a   Dumontet, Charles ^a   Motin, Jean ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

bronchoalveolar lavage; infected cells; intracellular organisms; nosocomial pneumonia; protected specimen brush; rapid diagnosis; ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030466337     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.110.6.1558     Document Type: Article

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