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Table 3 Positive results of bronchoscopic methods in 60 VAPs

From: Ventilator-associated pneumonia in a surgical intensive care unit: epidemiology, etiology and comparison of three bronchoscopic methods for microbiological specimen sampling

Method

Threshold (CFU/ml)

Positive cultures; n = 60 VAPs

BAL

104

56 (90%)

TBS

105

56 (90%)

PSB

103

50 (83%)

TBS

106

30 (50%)

  1. BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; CFU, colony-forming units; PSB, protected specimen brush; TBS, tracheobronchial secretion; VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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