Evaluation of the necessity for routine terminal subculturing of blood cultures negative by radiometric methods.
AUTOR(ES)
Beckwith, D G
RESUMO
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.
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