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Blood culture contamination in a tertiary care hospital: a retrospective three-year study

BACKGROUND: Bloodstream infections (BSI) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients worldwide. A blood culture is the primary tool for determining whether a patient has BSI and requires antimicrobial therapy, but it can result in an inappropriate outcome if the isolated...

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Autores principales:	Aiesh, Banan M., Daraghmeh, Duha, Abu-Shamleh, Nasreen, Joudallah, Abdalmenem, Sabateen, Ali, Al Ramahi, Rowa’
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2023
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10320865/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37403044 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08428-0

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