Quantitative culture of endotracheal aspirates in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with treatment failure

Chest

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 662-668

  Wu, Chien Liang ^a   Yang, Dine Ie ^b   Wang, Nai Yu ^b   Kuo, Hsu Tah ^a   Chen, Pai Zan ^a  

^a Division of Pulmonary   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BAL; Diagnosis; Protected specimen brush; Quantitative endotracheal aspirate; Treatment failure; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG ASPIRATION; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036036453     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.2.662     Document Type: Article

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