Routine Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) Cultures for the Prediction of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia 1437
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Bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of protected bronchoalveolar lavage (PBAL) in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and to determine the effect of antibiotic therapy on its microbiological and cytological results. We prospectively studied 102 episodes of suspected VAP in 93 patients. Subsequent follow-up confirmed VAP in 35 of the 102 (34%) cases. In 55 of the 102...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199804001-01458