Quantitative tracheal lavage versus bronchoscopic protected specimen brush for the diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 591-596

  Aucar, John A ^a   Bongera, Miguel ^a   Phillips, Jeffrey O ^a   Kamath, Ravishankar ^a   Metzler, Michael H ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Mechanical ventilation; Pneumonia; Tracheal lavage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRACHEA LAVAGE;

EID: 0348111569     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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