Usefulness of a strategy based on bronchoscopy with direct examination of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in the initial antibiotic therapy of suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 640-647

  Timsit, J F ^a   Cheval, C ^b   Gachot, B ^a   Bruneel, F ^a   Wolff, M ^a   Carlet, J ^b   Regnier, B ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Nosocomial pneumonia; Protected specimen brush; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOLLOW UP; GRAM STAINING; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; VALIDATION PROCESS; VENTILATOR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0035044373     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340000840     Document Type: Article

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