Epidemiology of pathogens isolated from blood cultures processed at the “Salam Center for Cardiac Surgery” in Khartoum (Sudan)

Introduction. Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response to infection and it is a common cause of morbidity and mortality particularly in elderly, immunocompromised and critically ill patients. Blood culture represents the gold standard for bacteraemia diagnosis. Aim of our study was to assess Gram...

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Main Authors: Margherita Scapaticci, Nino Di Pietro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2011-06-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2370