Diagnostic techniques for ventilator-associated pneumonia: Conflicting results from two trials

Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Kwon, Younghoon ^a   Milbrandt, Eric B ^a   Yende, Sachin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG LAVAGE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL RATE; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 65849353746     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc7797     Document Type: Short Survey

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