Controlled comparison of bioMerieux VITAL and BACTEC NR-660 systems for detection of bacteremia and fungemia in pediatric patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2007-2012

  Zaidi, Anita K M ^a   Mirrett, Stanley ^a   McDonald, Jane C ^c   Rubin, Earl E ^c   McDonald, L Clifford ^a   Weinstein, Melvin P ^d,e   Gupta, Meera ^d,e   Reller, L Barth ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BACTERIUM; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER SP.; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FUNGI; STAPHYLOCOCCI;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDIES; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0030611344     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.8.2007-2012.1997     Document Type: Article

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