Optimizing the use of blood cultures in the febrile postoperative patient

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 477-487

  Badillo, Andrea T ^a   Sarani, Babak ^a   Evans, Stephen R T ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BACTEREMIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEVER; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036217753     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(02)01115-8     Document Type: Review

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