Invasive and non-invasive diagnostic approaches for microbiological diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia

Invasive and non-invasive diagnostic approaches for microbiological diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia

Abstract Background Data on the methods used for microbiological diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) are mainly extrapolated from ventilator-associated pneumonia. HAP poses additional challenges for respiratory sampling, and the utility of sputum or distal sampling in HAP has not been com...

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Main Authors: Otavio T. Ranzani, Tarek Senussi, Francesco Idone, Adrian Ceccato, Gianluigi Li Bassi, Miquel Ferrer, Antoni Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Microbiological diagnosis
Diagnostic methods
Hospital infections
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-019-2348-2

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