Laboratory diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia

Seminars in Respiratory Infections

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-131

  Mayer, Jeanmarie ^a,b,c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OVERTON BROOKS VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LAVAGE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOUTH FLORA; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033850913     PISSN: 08820546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/srin.2000.9594     Document Type: Review

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