Accuracy of blood culture for early diagnosis of mediastinitis in febrile patients after cardiac surgery

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 182-189

  San Juan, R ^a   Aguado, J M ^a   Lopez M J ^a   Lumbreras, C ^a   Enriquez, F ^a   Sanz, F ^a   Chaves, F ^a   Lopez Medrano F ^a   Lizasoain, M ^a   Rufilanchas, J J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXACILLIN;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOCARDITIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDIASTINITIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPLEEN ABSCESS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STERNUM; SURGEON; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEVER; HUMANS; MEDIASTINITIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 20244378547     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-1302-1     Document Type: Article

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