title: [Quantitative lower respiratory tract cultures and how to interpret them. Infection must be discriminated from colonization].
authors.affiliation: Centrala intensivvårdsavdelningen, anestesi-, operations- och intensivvårdskliniken, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna. johan.petersson@karolinska.se
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petersson
authors.forename: Mats
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalin
authors.forename: Christian G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Giske
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014132:Trachea / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents