A critical appraisal of "Blind and bronchoscopic sampling methods in suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia: A multicentre prospective study" by Mentec et al. (Intensive Care Med 2004; 30:1319-1326)

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 272-275

  Weber, Mark D ^a   Thammasitboon, Satid ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic techniques; Intensive care; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CATHETER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SAMPLING; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 34248376501     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000262901.82640.4B     Document Type: Article

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