Blood culture contamination in a tertiary care hospital of Saudi Arabia: A one-year study

OBJECTIVES: To monitor blood culture contamination (BCC) rates in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: Blood cultures submitted to the Microbiology Laboratory of King Fahad Hospital, Madina, Saudi Arabia between January and December 2017 were analyzed prospectively. Positive blood cult...

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Autores principales: Hemeg, Hassan A., Almutairi, Abdullah Z., Alharbi, Nujud L., Alenezi, Reema F., Alturkostani, Mohammad A., Ozbak, Hani A., Islam, Farhat A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2020
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7253833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32373918
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.5.25052

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7253833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32373918
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.5.25052

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