Evaluation of BACTEC 9240 blood culture system by using the Aerobic 9240 medium for fungemia detection

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 128-133

  Fricker Hidalgo, H ^a   Chirpaz Cerbat, A ^a   Lebeau, B ^a   Ambroise Thomas, P ^a   Grillot, R ^a  

^a HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

Automation; Blood culture; Fungemia

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FUNGEMIA; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030827820     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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