Controlled clinical comparison of three commercial blood culture systems

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 248-255

  Frank, U ^a   Malkotsis, D ^a   Mlangeni, D ^a   Daschner, F D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLOOD CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD; CULTURE MEDIA; FUNGI; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MYCOSES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032701351     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050272     Document Type: Article

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