Blood culture examinations at a community hospital without a microbiology laboratory: Using an automated blood culture system and performing a Gram stain on positive culture bottles in the institution

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 239-241

  Saito, Takashi ^a   Aoki, Yoji ^a   Mori, Yoshihiro ^a   Kohi, Fumikazu ^a  

^a Takamatsu Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Automated blood culture system; Blood culture; Community hospital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; GRAM STAINING; INSTRUMENT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 4644253901     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-004-0328-0     Document Type: Article

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