A study on direct antimicrobial susceptibility testing of positive blood culture broth using BacT/Alert 3D microbial identification system in a tertiary care hospital
Background: Sepsis is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in hospitals. Bloodstream infections (BSI) affect approximately 2% of all hospitalized patients and 70% of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Units. Detection of BSI is one of the most important tasks performed in the micr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
2024-05-01
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Series: | Asian Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/63071 |