Comparison of the two blood culture systems, Bactec 9240 and BacT/Alert 3D, in the detection of Candida spp. and bacteria with polymicrobial sepsis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2983-2987

  Klingspor, L ^a   Muhammed, S A ^a   Ozenci V ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL DETECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DEVICE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; COINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867986037     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1650-6     Document Type: Article

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