Routine synovial fluid culture: Is it necessary? Lessons from an audit

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1116-1117

  Pal, B ^a   Nash, E J ^a   Oppenheim, B ^a   Maxwell, S ^b   McFarlane, L ^b  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost saving; Routine culture; Sepsis; Synovial fluid

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0030662009     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/36.10.1116     Document Type: Article

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