De-escalation therapy rates are significantly higher by bronchoalveolar lavage than by tracheal aspirate

OBJECTIVE: To assess outcomes with de-escalation therapy in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Multidisciplinary intensive care unit. PATIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS: VAP was diagnosed by positive quantitative cultures of both tracheal aspirate and bro...

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Autores principales: Giantsou, Elpis, Liratzopoulos, Nikolaos, Efraimidou, Eleni, Panopoulou, Maria, Alepopoulou, Eleonora, Kartali-Ktenidou, Sofia, Manolas, Konstantinos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7095354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17549458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0619-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7095354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17549458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0619-x

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