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BLOOD CULTURES

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 1993Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, volume 7, pages 221-234 (issn: 0891-5520,

Authors: S, Smith-Elekes; M P, Weinstein;

doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(20)30520-1

pmid: 8345167

BLOOD CULTURES

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Abstract

Bacteremia and fungemia are encountered commonly and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Laboratory detection is therefore of paramount importance. Principles of successful blood culturing, clinically important technical issues, manual and automated detection systems, and interpretation of culture results are reviewed in this article.

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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
United States

Keywords

Diagnosis, Differential, Microbiological Techniques, Blood Specimen Collection, Blood, Humans, Communicable Diseases

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