Evaluation of the BD BACTEC FX blood volume monitoring system as a continuous quality improvement measure

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1459-1466

  Coorevits, L ^a,b   Van den Abeele, A M ^a  

^a Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint Lucas Gent   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BD BACTEC FX INSTRUMENT; BLOOD ANALYSIS EQUIPMENT; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD VOLUME; GLASS BOTTLE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PHLEBOTOMIST; PHLEBOTOMY; PLASTIC BOTTLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; DEVICES; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEPSIS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD VOLUME DETERMINATION; HUMANS; SEPSIS;

EID: 84931564764     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-015-2373-2     Document Type: Article

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