Financial and clinical impact of false-positive blood culture results

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 296-299

  Waltzman, M L ^a   Harper, M ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEVER; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034914565     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/321881     Document Type: Article

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