Comprehensive analysis of blood culture performed at Nine university hospitals in Korea

Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-106

  Shin, Jeong Hwan ^a   Song, Sae Am ^a   Kim, Mi Na ^b   Lee, Nam Yong ^c   Kim, Eui Chong ^d   Kim, Sunjoo ^e   Koo, Sun Hoi ^f   Ryoo, Nam Hee ^g   Kim, Jae Seok ^h   Cho, Ji Hyun ⁱ  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^e Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^g Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^h Hallym University   (South Korea)

ⁱ Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blood culture; Disinfection; Sepsis; Skin contamination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; SOUTH KOREA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BLOOD; CHILD; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SKIN;

EID: 79955449903     PISSN: 15986535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3343/kjlm.2011.31.2.101     Document Type: Article

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