Comparative study of etiological diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-74

  de Carvalho, Eliane Maria ^a   Massarollo, Paulo Celso Bosco ^b   Levin, Anna S ^b   Isern, Maria Rita Montenegro ^c   Pereira, Wilson Leite ^b   Abdala, Edson ^b   Rossi, Flavia ^d   Mies, Sérgio ^b  

^a Triangulo University Center UNITRI   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Sao Camilo University Center   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Closed aspiration system; Microorganisms; Pneumonia; Tracheal aspiration

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; NORFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM XEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 48249153848     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702008000100015     Document Type: Article

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