Quantitative culture of endotracheal aspirate in respiratory ICU

Quantitative culture of endotracheal aspirate in respiratory ICU

Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is considered a frequent nosocomial complication in intensive care, and it remains a common cause of prolonged hospital stay and death, although there is improvement in diagnosis and therapy. Aim The aim of this study was to detect the type of organi...

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Main Authors: Amany Todary, May El-Attar, Mona Z Zaghloul, Zeinab Galal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
endotracheal aspirate
hospital stay
quantitative culture
respiratory ICU
VAP
Online Access:http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2018;volume=67;issue=3;spage=237;epage=241;aulast=Todary

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