caa a22 4500 477070752 CHVBK 20180405111424.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19961001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01701523 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01701523 Diagnostic value of direct examination of protected specimen brush samples in nosocomial pneumonia [Elektronische Daten] [A. Mertens, J. Nagler, D. Galdermans, H. Slabbynck, B. Weise, D. Coolen] The value of direct examination of Giemsa and Gram stains of cytospin preparations of protected specimen brush samples was compared to that of quantitative culture. Sixty-one samples from patients suspected to have nosocomial pneumonia were analysed. Twenty-five samples were positive by quantitative culture, 21 of which contained microorganisms seen by direct examination. The presence of leucocytes was not specific for a positive culture, but in their absence, a positive culture was unlikely. The presence of intracellular organisms always correlated with a positive culture, but was not very sensitive. Springer-Verlag, 1996 Mertens A. Laboratory for Clinical Microbiology, Middelheim General Hospital, Lindendreef 1, B-2020, Antwerp, Belgium aut Nagler J. Department of Intensive Care, Middelheim General Hospital, Lindendreef 1, B-2020, Antwerp, Belgium aut Galdermans D. Department of Pneumology, Middelheim General Hospital, Lindendreef 1, B-2020, Antwerp, Belgium aut Slabbynck H. Department of Pneumology, Middelheim General Hospital, Lindendreef 1, B-2020, Antwerp, Belgium aut Weise B. Laboratory for Clinical Microbiology, Middelheim General Hospital, Lindendreef 1, B-2020, Antwerp, Belgium aut Coolen D. Department of Pneumology, Middelheim General Hospital, Lindendreef 1, B-2020, Antwerp, Belgium aut European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Springer-Verlag 15/10(1996-10-01), 807-810 0934-9723 15:10<807 1996 15 10096 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701523 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701523 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mertens A. Laboratory for Clinical Microbiology, Middelheim General Hospital, Lindendreef 1, B-2020, Antwerp, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nagler J. Department of Intensive Care, Middelheim General Hospital, Lindendreef 1, B-2020, Antwerp, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Galdermans D. Department of Pneumology, Middelheim General Hospital, Lindendreef 1, B-2020, Antwerp, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Slabbynck H. Department of Pneumology, Middelheim General Hospital, Lindendreef 1, B-2020, Antwerp, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Weise B. Laboratory for Clinical Microbiology, Middelheim General Hospital, Lindendreef 1, B-2020, Antwerp, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Coolen D. Department of Pneumology, Middelheim General Hospital, Lindendreef 1, B-2020, Antwerp, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Springer-Verlag 15/10(1996-10-01), 807-810 0934-9723 15:10<807 1996 15 10096 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer