Use of simulated blood cultures for antibiotic effect on time to detection of the two blood culture systems BacT/ALERT and bactectm 9240

New Microbiologica

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 235-248

  Vigano E F ^a   Vasconi, E ^a   Agrappi, C ^a   Clerici, P ^a   Melloni, P ^a  

^a Ospedale di Legnano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic effect; BacT ALERT; Bactec; Blood culture

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENTAMICINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TIME FACTORS; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 11444263432     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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