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A Multicenter Evaluation of Blood Culture Practices, Contamination Rates, and the Distribution of Causative Bacteria
BACKGROUND: The prognostic value of blood culture testing in the diagnosis of bacteremia is limited by contamination. OBJECTIVES: In this multicenter study, the aim was to evaluate the contamination rates of blood cultures as well as the parameters that affect the culture results. MATERIALS AND METH...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Kowsar
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4834024/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27099693 http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/jjm.29766 |