Surveillance culture utility and safety using low-volume blind bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Respirology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-96

  Boots, Robert J ^a,b   Phillips, Gael E ^b   George, Narelle ^b   Faoagali, Joan L ^b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Non directed BAL; Surveillance culture; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 38049170591     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01211.x     Document Type: Article

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