Comparison of Blind Endotracheal Aspiration and Bronchoscopic Brush Biopsy Sampling Methods for Bacteriological Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Intensive Care Unit

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a challenge because the clinical signs and symptoms lack both sensitivity and specificity. Further confirmation of the diagnosis of VAP can be done by other diagnostic procedures such as bronchoscopic and blind endotracheal aspira...

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Autores principales: Gupta, Jyoti, Nagpal, Vijay Kumar, Kaur, Mohandeep, Sharma, Jyoti, Goila, Ajay K., Kathor, Neha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6157223/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30283178
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aer.AER_107_18

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6157223/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30283178
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aer.AER_107_18

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