%0 Journal Article
%T Diagnostic Yield of a Direct Quantitative Smear of Lower Respiratory Tract Secretions in Patients with Suspected Pneumonia Compared to a Semi-quantitative Culture
%A Ilad Alavi Darazam
%A Latif Gachkar
%A Maryam Sadeghi
%A Samaneh Dolatshahi
%A Shervin Shokouhi
%J Archive of "Tanaffos".
%D 2017
%X Microorganism isolation from respiratory tract specimens is the standard of care in patients with suspected nosocomial and ventilator associated pneumonia. However, these methods are time-consuming and are influenced by several factors. A direct quantitative smear (DQS) with proper staining may be an easy, cost-effective, rapid method. We evaluated the diagnostic yield of direct smears compared to semi-quantitative culture methods
%K Semi-quantitative culture
%K Bacteria
%K Pneumonia
%K Bronchoalveolar lavage
%K Intensive care units
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5473389/