True bacteremias caused by coagulase negative Staphylococcus are difficult to distinguish from blood culture contaminants

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2639-2644

  Rahkonen, M ^a   Luttinen, S ^b   Koskela, M ^b   Hautala, T ^b  

^a Keski Pohjanmaan Erikoissairaanhoito Ja Peruspalvelukuntayhtyma   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMATOLOGICAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS; COAGULASE; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GENTIAN VIOLET; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENAZINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84869107993     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1607-9     Document Type: Article

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