Comparison of bronchoscopic and non-bronchoscopic techniques for diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-23

  Khilnani, G C ^a   Arafath, T K ^a   Hadda, Vijay ^a   Kapil, Arti ^a   Sood, Seema ^a   Sharma, S K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

bronchoalveolar lavage; Bronchoscopic brush; endotracheal aspirate; non bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage; ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPIC BRUSHING; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PULMONARY INFECTION SCORE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 79953831781     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.78218     Document Type: Article

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