Evaluation of semi-quantitative scoring of Gram staining or semi-quantitative culture for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: A retrospective comparison with quantitative culture

Journal of Intensive Care

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Hashimoto, Soshi ^a   Shime, Nobuaki ^a,b  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KYOTO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gram stain; Quantitative culture; Semi quantitative culture; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84991039909     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20520492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2052-0492-1-2     Document Type: Article

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