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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Gram Stains for Early Bacterial Identification in Pneumonia: Should They Stay or Should They Go?

OBJECTIVES: The primary endpoint was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the bronchoalveolar lavage Gram stain in predicting culture results. Secondary endpoints included determining the proportion of Gram stains from bronchoalveolar lavages that accurately identify culture isolates and...

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Autores principales: Klimko, Claire V., Sanders, James M., Monogue, Marguerite L., Tilahun, Belen A., Arasaratnam, Reuben J., Reisch, Joan S., Johns, Meagan L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8330965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34368769
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000501