Are routine endotracheal aspirates predictive of the etiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia?

Table 2

Multiresistant microorganism	SQTA	BAL	Concordant	%
Ps. aeruginosa	22	22	20/24	83
Acinetobacter	14	11	10/15	67
MRSA	8	9	8/9	89
Klebsiella	2	2	2/2	100
Stenotrophomona	1	1	1/1	100
Total multiresistant microorganisms			41/51	80

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