Paenibacillus macerans pseudobacteremia resulting from contaminated blood culture bottles in a neonatal intensive care unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 126-129

  Noskin, Gary A ^a   Suriano, Terra ^a   Collins, Susan ^a   Sesler, Stefani ^a   Peterson, Lance R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; EPIDEMIC; INFECTION CONTROL; INOCULATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS MACERANS;

EID: 0035071564     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2001.111535     Document Type: Article

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