Implementation of consensus guidelines for the follow-up of positive blood cultures

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 38-41

  Herchline, Thomas ^a,b   Gros, Sheila ^a  

^a USAF Medical Center Keesler   (United States)

^b Wright Patterson Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MISSISSIPPI; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030638212     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141962     Document Type: Article

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