Postmortem bacteriology: A re-evaluation

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Morris, J A ^a   Harrison, L M ^a   Partridge, S M ^b  

^a ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b FURNESS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CADAVER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANCY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPLEEN; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ARTIFACTS; AUTOPSY; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HUMANS; INFANT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 30444459656     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.028183     Document Type: Review

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