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Usefulness of microscopic examination of intracellular organisms in lavage fluid in ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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September 1994
Intensive Care Division, Hospital Ntra. Sra. del Pino. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Las Palmas, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Study Objective: To assess the usefulness of quantification of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cells containing intracellular organisms (ICO) in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Design: The reliability of cytologic analysis in comparison with the protected specimen brush (PSB) and BAL quantitative cultures has been assessed in a prospective study.
Setting: An intensive care unit of a tertiary-referral teaching hospital.