Improving the efficiency and efficacy of pre-analytical and analytical work-flow of urine cultures with urinary flow cytometry

New Microbiologica

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 501-505

  Grosso, Shamanta ^a   Bruschetta, Graziano ^a   De Rosa, Rita ^a   Avolio, Manuela ^a   Camporese, Alessandro ^a  

^a S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

TAT; Urinary flow cytometry; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BACTERIURIA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BACTERIURIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 57349172044     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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