Evaluation of semi-quantitative compared to quantitative cultures of tracheal aspirates for the yield of culturable respiratory pathogens – a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) depends on the presence of clinical, radiological and microbiological findings. Endotracheal suction aspirate (ETSA) is the commonest respiratory sample sent for culture from intubated patients. Very few studies have compared quantit...

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Autores principales: Rattani, Salima, Farooqi, Joveria, Jabeen, Ghazala, Chandio, Saeeda, Kash, Qaiser, Khan, Aijaz, Jabeen, Kauser
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7594958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33121470
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01311-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7594958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33121470
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01311-7

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