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

BACKGROUND: Semi-quantitative Gram stain and culture methods are still commonly used for diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), due to its convenience. Only a few studies, however, have assessed the reliability of these methods when compared with quantitative cultures, a current standard...

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Autores principales: Hashimoto, Soshi, Shime, Nobuaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4336129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25705397
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2052-0492-1-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4336129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25705397
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2052-0492-1-2

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