TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical microbiology of bacteremia
T2 - An overview
AU - Maclowry, James D.
PY - 1983/7/28
Y1 - 1983/7/28
N2 - Newer methodologies for detecting bacteria in blood are more sensitive than conventional procedures. The possibility of contamination from a variety of sources is discussed. The problem of interpreting the findings of some of these techniques is forcing the microbiologist and clinician to reevaluate previously held ideas regarding isolates that are considered insignificant. The aggressive use of foreign bodies, whether of short duration such as central venous catheters or of long duration such as prosthetic heart valves, predisposes patients to a wide variety of infectious complications that are often associated with bacteremia. Staphylococcus epidermidis, Corynebacterium species (particularly group JK), Bacillus species, and S. aureus are discussed.
AB - Newer methodologies for detecting bacteria in blood are more sensitive than conventional procedures. The possibility of contamination from a variety of sources is discussed. The problem of interpreting the findings of some of these techniques is forcing the microbiologist and clinician to reevaluate previously held ideas regarding isolates that are considered insignificant. The aggressive use of foreign bodies, whether of short duration such as central venous catheters or of long duration such as prosthetic heart valves, predisposes patients to a wide variety of infectious complications that are often associated with bacteremia. Staphylococcus epidermidis, Corynebacterium species (particularly group JK), Bacillus species, and S. aureus are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9343(83)90066-9
DO - 10.1016/0002-9343(83)90066-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 6349341
AN - SCOPUS:0020618035
SN - 0002-9343
VL - 75
SP - 2
EP - 6
JO - The American Journal of Medicine
JF - The American Journal of Medicine
IS - 1 PART 2
ER -