Evaluation of a rapid bacterial ATP assay for screening BAL samples from ICU patients submitted for quantitative bacterial cultures.

Laupland, Kevin B; Church, Deirdre L; Gregson, Daniel B

Laupland, Kevin B; Church, Deirdre L; Gregson, Daniel B.

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Laupland KB; Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary and Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ; 47(3): 465-9, 2003 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14596964

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Adenosine Triphosphate/analysis; Bacteriological Techniques/methods; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/microbiology; Pneumonia, Bacterial/diagnosis; Pneumonia, Bacterial/microbiology; Canada; Cohort Studies; Confidence Intervals; Female; Firefly Luciferin/analysis; Gram-Negative Bacteria/enzymology; Gram-Negative Bacteria/isolation & purification; Gram-Positive Bacteria/enzymology; Gram-Positive Bacteria/isolation & purification; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Male; Mass Screening; Probability; Sensitivity and Specificity; Severity of Illness Index

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Adenosine Triphosphate / Bacteriological Techniques / Pneumonia, Bacterial Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Evaluation_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Year: 2003 Type: Article Affiliation country: Canada

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