Usefulness of quantitative endotracheal aspirate cultures in intensive care unit patients with suspected pneumonia

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 865-869

  Shin, Yoon Mi ^a   Oh, Yeon Mok ^b   Kim, Mi Na ^c   Shim, Tae Sun ^b   Lim, Chae Man ^b   Lee, Sang Do ^b   Koh, Younsuck ^b   Kim, Woo Sung ^b   Kim, Dong Soon ^b   Hong, Sang Bum ^b  

^a Cheongju St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Endotracheal aspirate; Pneumonia; Quantitative culture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUCTION; TRACHEA;

AGED; BACTERIA; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUCTION; TRACHEA;

EID: 79960121997     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.7.865     Document Type: Article

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