Four-day incubation period for blood culture bottles processed with the Difco ESP blood culture system.

Blood culture records from 1994 to 1995 from five U.S. medical centers all using the Difco ESP continuous monitoring blood culture system were reviewed retrospectively. Among a total of 7,362 isolates of bacteria and yeasts, only 0.1% of possibly significant isolates would have been missed had blood...

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Main Authors: Doern, G, Brueggemann, A, Dunne, WM, Jenkins, S, Halstead, D, McLaughlin, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1997