Concordance of antibiotic prophylaxis, direct Gram staining and protected brush specimen culture results for postoperative patients with suspected pneumonia

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 563-567

  Maillet, J M ^a   Fitoussi, F ^a   Penaud, D ^a   Dennewald, G ^a   Brodaty, D ^a  

^a CENTRE CARDIOLOGIQUE DU NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Bronchoscopy; Gram's Stain; Pneumonia; Postoperative Complications; Protected brush specimen

Indexed keywords

CEFAMANDOLE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; GRAM STAINING; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; PHENAZINES; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 33646507882     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021506000111     Document Type: Article

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