Performance characteristics and clinical predictive value of the string test for detection of hepato-virulent Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from blood cultures

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 127-128

  Tan, Thean Yen ^a   Cheng, Yvonne ^b   Ong, Melissa ^b   Ng, Lily Siew Yong ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Hepatic abscess

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER; LIVER ABSCESS; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRING SIGN;

BACTEREMIA; HEPATIC ABSCESS;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84892484646     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.10.014     Document Type: Article

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