Role of serial routine microbiologic culture results in the initial management of ventilator-associated pneumonia

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-46

  Hayon, Jan ^a   Figliolini, Corinne ^a   Combes, Alain ^a   Trouillet, Jean Louis ^a   Kassis, Najibi ^a   Dombret, Marie Christine ^a   Gibert, Claude ^a   Chastre, Jean ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Empiric antimicrobial treatment; Routine surveillance cultures; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0036142379     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.1.2105077     Document Type: Article

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