Quantitative culture of endotracheal aspirate and BAL fluid samples in the management of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: a randomized clinical trial

OBJECTIVE: To compare 28-day mortality rates and clinical outcomes in ICU patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia according to the diagnostic strategy used. METHODS: This was a prospective randomized clinical trial. Of t...

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Published in:	Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Main Authors:	Ricardo de Amorim Corrêa, Carlos Michel Luna, José Carlos Fernandez Versiani dos Anjos, Eurípedes Alvarenga Barbosa, Cláudia Juliana de Rezende, Adriano Pereira Rezende, Fernando Henrique Pereira, Manoel Otávio da Costa Rocha
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2014-12-01
Subjects:	Lavado broncoalveolar/diagnóstico Aspiração respiratória Pneumonia associada à ventilação mecânica
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132014000600643&lng=en&tlng=en