Rapid culture and identification: A practical method for early preliminary laboratory diagnosis of sepsis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-180

  Özenci, Volcan ^a   Tegmark Wisell, K ^a   Lundberg, C ^a   Wretlind, B ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood cultures; Diagnosis; Identification; Rapid; Sepsis; Spot tests

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 38049027901     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01897.x     Document Type: Article

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