Comparative evaluation of BacT/ALERT 3D and BACTEC systems for the recovery of pathogens causing bloodstream infections

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-227

  Jamal, Wafaa ^a   Tamaray, Gigette ^a   Pazhoor, Aleyamma ^a   Rotimi, V O ^a  

^a MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

BacT ALERT blood culture system; BACTEC 9240 blood culture system; Bacteraemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INOCULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; CHILD; CULTURE MEDIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 33646447836     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092186     Document Type: Article

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