Current blood culture methods and systems: Clinical concepts, technology, and interpretation of results

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-46

  Weinstein, Melvin P ^a,b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROORGANISM; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 0029808271     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.1.40     Document Type: Article

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