Usefulness of gram staining of tracheal aspirates in initial therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia in extremely preterm neonates

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 270-274

  Katayama, Y ^a   Minami, H ^a   Enomoto, M ^a   Takano, T ^a   Hayashi, S ^a   Lee, Y K ^a  

^a Takatsuki   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial pathogens; Nosocomial infection; Preterm neonate

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PIPERACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR BACTERIUM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; GENTIAN VIOLET; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; PHENAZINES; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRACHEA;

EID: 77950521271     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.144     Document Type: Article

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