Comparing clinical and microbiological methods for the diagnosis of true bacteraemia among patients with multiple blood cultures positive for coagulase-negative staphylococci

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 569-571

  Al Wohoush, I ^a   Rivera, J ^a,b   Cairo, J ^a   Hachem, R ^a   Raad, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Blood cultures; Coagulase negative staphylococci

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 79952712845     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03372.x     Document Type: Article

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