Correlation of intracellular organisms with quantitative endotracheal aspirate

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 141-146

  Brasel, Karen J ^a   Allen, Brian ^a   Edmiston, Chuck ^a   Weigelt, John A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Intracellular organisms; Quantitative culture; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHUS SECRETION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; VENTILATOR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; SUCTION; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0037242254     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200301000-00017     Document Type: Article

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