The value of antibody-coated bacteria in tracheal aspirates for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a case-control study

The value of antibody-coated bacteria in tracheal aspirates for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a case-control study

ABSTRACT Objective: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the leading type of hospital-acquired infection in ICU patients. The diagnosis of VAP is challenging, mostly due to limitations of the diagnostic methods available. The aim of this study was to determine whether antibody-coated bacteria...

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Main Authors: Otavio Tavares Ranzani, Daniel Neves Forte, Antonio Carlos Forte, Igor Mimica, Wilma Carvalho Neves Forte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Pneumonia, ventilator-associated/diagnosis
Immunohistochemistry
Fluorescent antibody technique
Antibodies, bacterial/analysis
Trachea/microbiology
Intensive care units
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