Multicenter evaluation of bacterial contamination of glucose test strips

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 413, Issue 19-20, 2012, Pages 1485-1487

  Ng, Ronald ^a   Koo, Sophia ^b   Johnston, Renee ^c  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Microbiology and Quality Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TEST STRIP;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BLOOD GLUCOSE; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; PHLEBOTOMY; REAGENT STRIPS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84862661304     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2012.06.019     Document Type: Letter

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