Diagnostic investigation of ventilator-associated pneumonia using bronchoalveolar lavage: comparative study with a postmortem lung biopsy

Diagnostic investigation of ventilator-associated pneumonia using bronchoalveolar lavage: comparative study with a postmortem lung biopsy

The purpose of the present study was to validate the quantitative culture and cellularity of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). A prospective validation test trial was carried out between 1992 and 1997 in a general adult intensive care unit of a...

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Main Authors: A.B. Balthazar, A. Von Nowakonski, E.M. De Capitani, P.V. Bottini, R.G.G. Terzi, S. Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2001-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
nosocomial pneumonia
mechanical ventilation
diagnostic techniques
bronchoalveolar lavage
lung biopsy
ventilator-associated pneumonia
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