Blood culture bottle culture of pleural fluid in pleural infection
Background: Pleural infection is common, and has a >30% major morbidity and mortality - particularly when infection is caused by Gram-negative, Staphylococcus aureus or mixed aerobic pathogens. Standard pleural fluid culture is negative in ∼40% of cases. Culturing pleural fluid in blood cultu...
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Формат: | Journal article |
Мова: | English |
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2011
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