Blood culture contamination: Persisting problems and partial progress

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作者
Weinstein, MP
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[1] Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch, Dept Med, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 USA
[2] Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch, Dept Pathol, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 USA
[3] Robert Wood Johnson Univ Hosp, Microbiol Lab, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 USA
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10.1128/JCM.41.6.2275-2278.2003
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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