Nonbronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage for diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia in newborns

Koeksal N., Hacimustafaoglu M. K., Celebi S., Oezakin C.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.48, sa.3, ss.213-220, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.213-220
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The appropriate treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) must be based on accurate diagnosis, which can be done by microbiological examination of the samples obtained from the respiratory tract by nonbronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavages (NB-BAL).