Microbiology of Tracheal Secretions: What to Expect with Children and Adolescents with Tracheostomies

Microbiology of Tracheal Secretions: What to Expect with Children and Adolescents with Tracheostomies

Abstract Introduction People with tracheostomies exhibit a higher risk of colonization of the lower respiratory tract, acute tracheitis and pneumonia. Despite this, the culture of tracheal secretions is not a routine in most hospitals, and sometimes empiric therapy is based on personal...

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Main Authors: Mikhael R. El Cheikh, Juliane M. Barbosa, Juliana A. S. Caixêta, Melissa A. G. Avelino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2018-01-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
tracheostomy
children
adolescents
infection
bacteria
tracheal aspirate
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1601403

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