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S Smith-Elekes1, M P Weinstein
1Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick.
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
Bacteremia and fungemia are encountered commonly and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Laboratory detection is therefore of paramount importance. Principles of successful blood culturing, clinically important technical issues, manual and automated detection systems, and interpretation of culture results are reviewed in this article.