Tracheal aspirate Gram stain has limited sensitivity and specificity for detecting Staphylococcus aureus

Respirology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-89

  Tetenta, Sodienye ^a   Metersky, Mark L ^b  

^a Cheyenne Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial pneumonia; Bacteriological techniques; Sputum; Staphylococcus aureus; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PHENAZINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRACHEA;

EID: 79952267347     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01855.x     Document Type: Article

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