Surveillance non-directed bronchial lavage allows confident use of focused antibiotics in the management of ventilator-associated pneumonia

J Infect. 2010 May;60(5):397-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.02.012. Epub 2010 Mar 9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology*
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage*
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / drug therapy*
  • Sentinel Surveillance*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents