Endoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage to collect samples for microbiological diagnosis
Journal of Practical Medicine
; : 34-37, 2000.
Article
in Vietnamese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-3035
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ABSTRACT
The study involved 74 patients (48 males, 26 females, and mean age 61 years). Among these, 54 cases have lower respiratory infection and 23 subjects served as controls. In was found that for selective cases of respiratory infection and have received many antibiotics, 103-4CFU/ml should be considered as positive cutoff. With the positive cutoff of 104CFU/ml, the sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of this technique are 69%, 79% and 69%, respectively.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Respiratory Tract Infections
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage
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Microbiological Phenomena
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
Vietnamese
Journal:
Journal of Practical Medicine
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article