Predictive value of isolating Pseudomonas aeruginosa from aerobic and anaerobic blood culture bottles

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1151-1154

  Enoch, David A ^a,b   Simpson, Andrew J H ^a   Kibbler, Christopher C ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROBIC BLOOD CULTURE; ANAEROIC BLOOD CULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 11144234905     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45727-0     Document Type: Article

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