Comparison of the Bactec 9240 and BacT/Alert blood culture systems for evaluation of placental cord blood for transfusion in neonates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1645-1649

  Riedel, Stefan ^a   Junkins, Alan ^b   Stamper, Paul D ^a   Cress, Gretchen ^b   Widness, John A ^b   Doern, Gary V ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACT ALERT BLOOD CULTURE SYSTEM; BACTEC 9240 BLOOD CULTURE SYSTEM; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADULT; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 66749084463     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00302-09     Document Type: Article

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