Blood culturing practices in a trauma intensive care unit: Does concurrent antibiotic use make a difference?

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 463-468

  Schermer, Carol R ^a   Sanchez, Damion P ^a   Qualls, Clifford R ^b   Demarest, Gerald B ^a   Albrecht, Roxie M ^a   Fry, Donald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 0036125969     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200203000-00008     Document Type: Article

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