Nonbronchoscopic Bronchoalveolar Lavage Improves Respiratory Culture Accuracy in Critically Ill Patients

OBJECTIVES:. Diagnosis of pneumonia is challenging in critically ill, intubated patients due to limited diagnostic modalities. Endotracheal aspirate (EA) cultures are standard of care in many ICUs; however, frequent EA contamination leads to unnecessary antibiotic use. Nonbronchoscopic bronchoalveol...

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Autori principali:	Margaret Jeng, MS, Erica M. Orsini, MD, Jason Yerke, PharmD, Omar Mehkri, MD, Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila, MD, Hassan Khouli, MD, Samin Mujanovic, RRT, Xiaofeng Wang, PhD, Abhijit Duggal, MD, Vidula Vachharajani, MD, Rachel G. Scheraga, MD
Natura:	Artigo
Lingua:	Inglês
Pubblicazione:	Wolters Kluwer 2023-11-01
Serie:	Critical Care Explorations
Accesso online:	http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000001008
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