Clinical impact associated with corrected results in clinical microbiology testing

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2188-2193

  Yuan, Shan ^a   Astion, Michael L ^a,b   Schapiro, Jeff ^a,c   Limaye, Ajit P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPONSIBILITY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 18544385188     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.5.2188-2193.2005     Document Type: Article

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