A reliable method to detect bacterial contamination of blood components using an automated blood culture system

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-161

  Thomas, E ^a   Webb Young, G ^a   Barth, C ^a   Alport, E C ^a   Kanchana, M V ^a  

^a REGINA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; AUTOMATION; BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BACILLUS COAGULANS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOSAFETY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPERIMENT; GRAM STAINING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION CONTROL; INOCULATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; MICROCOCCUS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROPIONIBACTERIUM GRANULOSUM; QUALITY CONTROL; RECORDING; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SIMULANS; SUSPENSION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HUMANS;

EID: 16844369057     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1275-5     Document Type: Article

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