Comparison between bronchoscopic BAL and non-bronchoscopic BAL in patients with VAP

Background: The diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) remains a challenge because the clinical signs and symptoms lack both sensitivity and specificity and the selection of microbiologic diagnostic procedure is still a matter of debate. Objective: To compare the diagnostic value of bron...

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Main Authors: Mohammad H. Afify, Enas A. Shaheen, Samy S. El-Dahdouh, Hanady M. El-Feky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
BAL
VAP
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763815300728