Novel electrical method for early detection of viable bacteria in blood cultures

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2286-2289

  Puttaswamy, Sachidevi ^a   Lee, Byung Doo ^a   Sengupta, Shramik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGAR DILUTION; ALTERNATING CURRENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICAL BASED BACTERIAL EXAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMPEDANCE; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79957520283     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00369-11     Document Type: Article

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