Patterns and density of early tracheal colonization in intensive care unit patients

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 114-121

  Durairaj, Lakshmi ^a   Mohamad, Zeinab ^a   Launspach, Janice L ^a   Ashare, Alix ^a   Choi, James Y ^a   Rajagopal, Srinivasan ^a   Doern, Gary V ^a   Zabner, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Intensive care unit; Lactoferrin; Lysozyme; Quantitative culture; Tracheal aspirate

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE; CYTOKINE; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; OPERATING ROOM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; TRACHEITIS; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; APACHE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LACTOFERRIN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MURAMIDASE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEA;

EID: 61449087358     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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