Appropriateness of blood culture testing parameters in routine practice. Results from a cross-sectional study

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 533-539

  Vitrat Hincky, V ^a   Francois P ^a,b   Labarere J ^a,b   Recule, C ^a   Stahl, J P ^a   Pavese, P ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD VOLUME; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; BLOOD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; FUNGI; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79956048190     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-1115-8     Document Type: Article

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