Pneumococcal bacteraemia and problems associated with preliminary identification and interpretation of positive blood culture smears

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 488-489

  Merlino, J ^a   Leroi, M ^a   Armstrong, P ^a   Bradbury, R ^a   Dryden, M ^a  

^a ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLYSIS; BLOOD; CULTURE MEDIA; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENAZINES; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033941357     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960000298     Document Type: Article

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