Influence of postmortem time on the outcome of blood cultures among cadaveric tissue donors

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-168

  Saegeman, V ^a,b   Verhaegen, J ^b   Lismont, D ^b   Verduyckt, B ^b   De Rijdt, T ^b   Ectors, N ^b  

^a RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CADAVER DONOR; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 59449097950     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0609-0     Document Type: Article

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