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Comparison of nonbronchoscopic techniques with bronchoscopic brushing in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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Abstract
To determine the diagnostic accuracy of quantitative cultures obtained via nonbronchoscopic protected specimen brushing (PSB) and nonbronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) compared with quantitative cultures obtained by bronchoscopic PSB in surgical patients suspected of ventilator-associated pneumonia.