Bacteriological investigation-significance of time lapse after death

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1191-1198

  Lobmaier, I V K ^a   Vege, A ^a   Gaustad, P ^a   Rognum, T O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYOCARDITIS; NEWBORN; PERITONITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; VOLVULUS;

AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; LIVER; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG; SPLEEN; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349682931     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0762-0     Document Type: Article

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