Effective limitation of blood culture use in the burn unit

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 183-189

  Keen, Angela ^a   Knoblock, Lyn ^a   Edelman, Linda ^a   Saffle, Jeffrey ^a  

^a Intermountain Burn Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BURN; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SHOCK; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0036105454     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-200205000-00007     Document Type: Article

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