Comparative Recovery of Microorganisms from BacT/ALERT plastic and glass FA and FN blood culture bottles

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 3244-3246

  Riley, J A ^a   Heiter, B J ^a   Bourbeau, P P ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLASS BOTTLE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; PLASTIC BOTTLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; BLOOD; CULTURE MEDIA; FUNGEMIA; FUNGI; GLASS; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PLASTICS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 22144447508     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3244-3246.2005     Document Type: Article

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