Impact of Gram stain results on initial treatment selection in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: a retrospective analysis of two treatment algorithms

BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common and serious problem in intensive care units (ICUs). Several studies have suggested that the Gram stain of endotracheal aspirates is a useful method for accurately diagnosing VAP. However, the usefulness of the Gram stain in predicting whi...

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Autores principales: Yoshimura, Jumpei, Kinoshita, Takahiro, Yamakawa, Kazuma, Matsushima, Asako, Nakamoto, Naoki, Hamasaki, Toshimitsu, Fujimi, Satoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5474871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28625166
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-017-1747-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5474871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28625166
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-017-1747-5

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