Validation of catheter semiquantitative culture technique for nonstaphylococcal organisms

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 409-412

  Dooley, David P ^a   Garcia, Alfredo ^a   William Kelly, J ^a,b   Longfield, Robert N ^a,c   Harrison, Linda ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Texas Center for Infectious Disease   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030046517     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.2.409-412.1996     Document Type: Article

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