Comparison of BACTEC MYCO/F LYTIC and WAMPOLE ISOLATOR 10 (Lysis-centrifugation) systems for detection of bacteremia, Mycobacteremia, and fungemia in a developing country

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2994-2997

  Archibald, L K ^a   McDonald, L C ^a   Addison, R M ^a   McKnight, C ^a   Byrne, T ^a   Dobbie, H ^a   Nwanyanwu, O ^a   Kazembe, P ^a   Reller, L B ^a   Jarvis, W R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FUNGEMIA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM SIMIAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033903217     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.8.2994-2997.2000     Document Type: Article

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