Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: An evaluation of direct examination and presence of intracellular organisms

Anesthesiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 268-276

  Papazian, Laurent ^a   Autillo Touati, Amapola ^b   Thomas, Pascal ^b   Bregeon, Fabienne ^b   Garbe, Louise ^b   Saux, Pierre ^b   Seite, Raymond ^b   Gouin, François ^b  

^a HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autopsy; Direct examination; Gram; Pneumonia; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AUTOPSY; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0030866430     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199708000-00013     Document Type: Article

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