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Quality of Non-Bronchoscopic Bronchoalveolar Lavage Specimens and the Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a significant cause of hospital-acquired infection. Many institutions use National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) definitions for VAP surveillance. One criterion of the NHSN definition for possible VAP (PVAP) is a positive culture obtained via n...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630763/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1680 |