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Volume 355:2618 December 21, 2006 Number 25
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Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

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by Kollef, M. H.

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Ventilator-associated pneumonia is an important cause of nosocomial complications. This large, multicenter study compared the usefulness in guiding therapy of two diagnostic approaches for ventilator-associated pneumonia: bronchoalveolar lavage with quantitative culture and endotracheal aspiration with nonquantitative culture. Clinical outcomes such as the 28-day mortality rate and overall use of antimicrobial agents were similar with the two strategies.



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