High positivity of blood cultures obtained within two hours after shaking chills
Objective: To determine whether the time lag between blood culture draw and the start of shaking chills is associated with blood culture positivity. Methods: A prospective observational study was undertaken from January 2013 to March 2015 at a referral center in Okinawa, Japan. All enrolled patients...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-11-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218344813 |