Evaluation of the blood volume effect on the diagnosis of bacteremia in automated blood culture systems

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-52

  Lin, Hsiu Hsien ^a   Liu, Yen Fang ^a   Tien, Ni ^a   Ho, Cheng Mao ^a,b   Hsu, Ling Nu ^a   Lu, Jang Jih ^a,b,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Automated blood culture; Blood culture volume; Recovery rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD VOLUME; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVALUATION RESEARCH; FUNGEMIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NONHUMAN;

AUTOMATION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TAIWAN;

EID: 84872620919     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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