Strategies for minimizing the impact of blood culture contaminants

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 49-53

  Richter, Sandra S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ALGORITHM; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; COST CONTROL; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFECTION; LABORATORY; LENGTH OF STAY; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

EID: 0036535601     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-4399(02)80010-1     Document Type: Article

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