Blood cultures in sick children

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 918-920

  Lochan, H ^a   Bamford, C ^b   Eley, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blood cultures; Bloodstream infections; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AGE FACTORS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84889569980     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.6979     Document Type: Article

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