Automated colorimetric blood culture systems in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-3

  Rubin, Lewis P ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AUTOMATION; BACTEREMIA; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BIOSENSOR; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; COLORIMETRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTRAPARTUM CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICATION ERROR; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 42149174876     PISSN: 13057707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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