Time to positivity in blood cultures of staphylococci: Clinical significance in bacteremia

Journal of Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 249-251

  Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Wang, Cheng Yi ^b   Liu, Wei Lun ^a   Huang, Yu Tsung ^c   Liao, Chun Hsing ^d   Hsueh, Po Ren ^c  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood culture; Coagulase negative staphylococci; False bacteremia; Staphylococcus aureus; Time to positivity; True bacteremia

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; LETTER; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; HUMANS; ROC CURVE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952190061     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.01.004     Document Type: Letter

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