Volume of blood required to detect common neonatal pathogens

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 275-278

  Schelonka, R L ^a   Chai, M K ^a   Yoder, B A ^a   Hensley, D ^a   Brockett, R M ^a   Ascher, D P ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD VOLUME; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0030391733     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70254-8     Document Type: Article

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