Can we afford to do anaerobic cultures and identification? A positive point of view

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Rosenblatt, Jon E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE;

ALGORITHM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0030819514     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516238     Document Type: Article

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