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661. Futility of Bacterial Bone Marrow Cultures: Experience over a 19 Year Period

BACKGROUND: Bone marrow biopsies are often performed on patients with unclear diagnoses and cultures may be ordered for both routine bacterial, mycobacterial and fungal pathogens. They are performed in semi-sterile conditions and involve needle penetration through the skin, posing an increased risk...

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Autores principales: Kline, Ahnika, Porterfield, Harry, Zelazny, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777974/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.854