A national survey of PICU clinician practices and perceptions about respiratory cultures for invasively ventilated patients

• Main Authors: Anna Sick-Samuels (Author), Danielle Koontz (Author), Anping Xie (Author), Daniel Kell (Author), Charlotte Woods-Hill (Author), Anushree Aneja (Author), Shaoming Xiao (Author), Elizabeth Colantuoni (Author), Jill Marsteller (Author), Aaron Milstone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Respiratory cultures are commonly obtained from patients with suspicion for ventilator-associated infections (VAIs). In the absence of specimen ordering and collection guidelines, management practices may differ. We characterized current respiratory culture collection practices and perce...