Utility of Gram stain in the clinical management of suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia. Secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized trial

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-81

  Albert, M ^a   Friedrich, J O ^b   Adhikari, N K J ^b   Day, A G ^d   Verdant, C ^a   Heyland, Daren K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnosis accuracy; Gram stain; Pneumonia; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANADA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PHENAZINES; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; SUCTION;

EID: 40849095962     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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