Four-day incubation for detection of bacteremia using the BACTEC 9240

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 195-199

  Johnson, A S ^a   Touchie, C ^a   Haldane, D J M ^a   Forward, K R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; INCUBATION TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034531332     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(00)00199-1     Document Type: Article

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