Infections in acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis: What are they and how do we know?

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 87-96

  Baughman, Robert P ^a   Pina, Elsira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage); Bronchoscopy; Protected brush; Sputum; Transtracheal aspirate

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033927055     PISSN: 10693424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-9844     Document Type: Review

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