Routine cultures of bone marrow and peripheral stem cell harvests: Clinical impact, cost analysis, and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 886-888

  Nasser, Rana M ^a,b   Hajjar, Ihab ^b   Sandhaus, Linda M ^b   Hall, Geraldine S ^b   Avery, Robin K ^b   Bolwell, Brian J ^b   Longworth, David L ^b   Adal, Karim A ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BONE MARROW CULTURE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 2442744583     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514956     Document Type: Review

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