A dedicated fungal culture medium is useful in the diagnosis of fungemia: a retrospective cross-sectional study.
BACKGROUND:Mortality for candidemia ranges from 15% to 35%. Current guidelines recommend inoculating blood into three aerobic and three anaerobic blood culture bottles when candidemia is suspected, without mention of a fungal blood culture bottle. OBJECTIVE:To determine the value of the BACTEC Myco/...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5063326?pdf=render |