Assessment of clinical significance of positive blood cultures of relatively low-virulence isolates

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 195-198

  Hirakata, Y ^b   Furuya, N ^a   Iwata, M ^a   Kashitani, F ^a   Ishikawa, M ^a   Yumoto, S ^a   Yasui, K ^a   Endoh, H ^a   Marui, A ^a   Kaku, M ^b   Tateda, K ^a   Yamaguchi, K ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY OMORI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 9244238224     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-44-3-195     Document Type: Article

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