Usefulness of bacteriological surveillance cultures for monitoring infection in hospitalized patients: A critical reappraisal

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 38-45

  Glupczynski, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacteriological surveillance; Diagnostic; Infection; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANCER CENTER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 0035087271     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2001.007     Document Type: Article

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