Update on detection of bacteremia and fungemia

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 444-465

  Reimer, Larry G ^a,f   Wilson, Michael L ^b,c   Weinstein, Melvin P ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AUTOANALYSIS; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030746908     PISSN: 08938512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.10.3.444     Document Type: Review

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