Abstract
Bacteremia and fungemia are encountered commonly and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Laboratory detection is therefore of paramount importance. Principles of successful blood culturing, clinically important technical issues, manual and automated detection systems, and interpretation of culture results are reviewed in this article.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 221-234 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Infectious Disease Clinics of North America |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1993 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases