Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Comparison between ante-mortem and post-mortem cultures in trauma patients

Conclusions: Culture results of a properly collected tracheal aspirate should be taken into consideration along with Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC's) diagnostic criteria to maximise the diagnosis of VAP.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - July 10, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: S LalwaniP MathurV TakS JananiSI KumarR BaglaMC Misra Source Type: research