Accuracy of delayed cultures of plugged telescoping catheter samples for diagnosing bacterial pneumonia

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1311-1317

  De Lassence, Arnaud ^a   Joly Guillou, Marie Laure ^a   Martin Lefevre, Laurent ^a   Le Mière, Eric ^a   Lasry, Serge ^a   Morelot, Capucine ^a   Coste, François ^a   Dreyfuss, Didier ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Bacterial pneumonia; Community acquired pneumonia; Delayed culturing; Diagnostic procedure; Empiric antibiotherapy; Fiberoptic bronchoscopy; Intensive care unit; Nosocomial pneumonia; Plugged telescoping catheter; Refrigerated specimen

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATHETER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

EID: 0034948267     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200107000-00003     Document Type: Article

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