Comparison of wound culture and bronchial lavage in the severely burned child: Implications for antimicrobial therapy

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1275-1280

  Ramzy, Peter I ^a,b,c   Herndon, David N ^a,b   Wolf, Steven E ^a,b   Irtun, Oivind ^a,b   Barret, Juan P ^a,b   Ramirez, Roque J ^a,b   Heggers, John P ^b  

^a Department of Surgery   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MUCOCILIARY TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; WOUND CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE;

EID: 0032420361     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.133.12.1275     Document Type: Article

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