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1528. Rates of Peripheral Blood Culture Contamination in an Urban Children’s Hospital
BACKGROUND: Positive peripheral blood culture results are essential in guiding antimicrobial therapy in patients with bacteremia. However, false-positive results may frequently pose diagnostic issues in interpreting the test. These results can lead to increased costs and patient harm through the adm...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6808841/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1392 |