Impact of BAL data on the therapy and outcome of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 676-685

  Luna, Carlos M ^a   Vujacich, Patricia ^a   Niederman, Michael S ^b,c   Vay, Carlos ^a   Gherardi, Carlos ^a   Matera, Josné ^a   Jolly, Enrique C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotic therapy; bronchoalveolar lavage; diagnosis; nosocomial pneumonia; pneumonia; ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE; IMIPENEM; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030901413     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.3.676     Document Type: Article

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