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Comparison of semiquantitative and differential time to positivity methods for the diagnosis of central line-associated bloodstream infections in an intensive care unit

INTRODUCTION: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) adversely affect patients’ hospitalization. AIM: We compared semiquantitative roll plate (SQRP) and differential time to positivity (DTP) culture methods in diagnosing CLABSIs. METHODOLOGY: A retrospective study was conducted in...

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Autores principales: Karampatakis, Theodoros, Tsergouli, Katerina, Karantani, Ekaterini, Diamantopoulou, Anna, Mouloudi, Eleni, Roilides, Emmanuel, Karyoti, Angeliki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7470290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32974522
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000029