title: Overtesting and overtreatment: the role of tracheal aspirate cultures in the diagnosis and management of ventilator-associated infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Brenda M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Morrow
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D014132:Trachea / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents