Controlled clinical comparison of bioMerieux VITAL and BACTEC NR-660 blood culture systems for detection of bacteremia and fungemia in adults

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1709-1713

  Wilson, Michael L ^a,f   Mirrett, Stanley ^b   Mcdonald, L Clifford ^b   Weinstein, Melvin P ^c,d   Fune, Jose ^d   Reller, L Barth ^b,e  

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

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032951605     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.6.1709-1713.1999     Document Type: Article

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