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2310. Reasons Pediatric Providers Obtain Endotracheal Aspirate Cultures and How Results Inform Patient Management
BACKGROUND: Endotracheal aspirate cultures (EACs) are commonly obtained in many PICUs. However, EACs cannot distinguish between bacterial colonization and infection, and may promote antibiotic overuse if collected in patients without clinical signs and symptoms of ventilator-associated infections (V...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254399/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1963 |