Gram staining of protected pulmonary specimens in the early diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 735-739

  Mimoz, O ^a,b   Karim, A ^a   Mazoit, J X ^a   Edouard, A ^a   Leprince, S ^a   Nordmann, P ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

Complications, ventilator associated pneumonia; Infection, nosocomial; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE SECTION; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0033759867     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/85.5.735     Document Type: Article

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