Analysis of anaerobic blood cultures in burned patients

Burns

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 561-564

  Regules, Jason A ^a   Carlson, Misty D ^a   Wolf, Steven E ^b   Murray, Clinton K ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobe; Bacteremia; Blood cultures; Burn patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BURN PATIENT; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BURNS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34249937082     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.10.390     Document Type: Article

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