Direct Comparison of the BACTEC 9240 and BacT/ALERT 3D Automated Blood Culture Systems for Candida Growth Detection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-118

  Horvath, Lynn L ^a   George, Benjamin J ^a   Murray, Clinton K ^a   Harrison, Linda S ^a   Hospenthal, Duane R ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA; CULTURE MEDIA; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS;

CANDIDA; FUNGI;

EID: 0346462977     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.1.115-118.2004     Document Type: Article

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