Bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia [6]

Anaesthesia

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1078-

  Campbell, Alison J ^a   Noble, D W ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CATHETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LETTER; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG LAVAGE; PATIENT CARE; RELIABILITY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED;

EID: 34548641515     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05270.x     Document Type: Letter

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