The diagnostic accuracy of endotracheal aspiration and mini-bronchoalveolar lavage cultures in the diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia

Nobel Medicus

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 68-74

  Gedik, Habip ^a   Yahyaoǧlu, Mehmet ^b   Fincanci, Muzaffer ^c  

^a A ri Gynecology Obstetrics and Paediatric Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Adapazari State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Istanbul Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endotracheal aspirate; Mini BAL; Quantitative culture; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LEUKOCYTE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEISSERIA; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 77957299065     PISSN: 13052381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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