Evaluation of the necessity for routine terminal subculturing of blood cultures negative by radiometric methods.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-1982

Abstract

A retrospective review of 18,130 blood cultures performed with a BACTEC 225 indicated that terminal subculturing of bottles negative after 7 days of testing did not recover organisms which affected patient care or the length of patient hospitalization.

Volume

15

Issue

1

First Page

35

Last Page

40

ISSN

0095-1137

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

7186906

Department(s)

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Document Type

Article

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