Blood culture in India: A proposal for a national programme for early detection of sepsis

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 220-226

  Bhattacharya, S ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood culture; Direct susceptibility testing; Health economics; India; Turn around time

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GRAM STAINING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; INDIA; MICROBIOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; SEPSIS; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 28844442953     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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