Comparison of the Contamination Rate and Risk Factor Profile of Blood Culture Done in Emergency Department and MHDU/MICUs

Pankaj Kumar Singh; Dr. Pranav Kumar; Mandeep Joshi; Shreya Verma; Shoily Nath; Shilpi Pawar; Arpan Roy Dutta

doi:10.34257/MRCVOL21IS2PG1

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Pankaj Kumar Singh
Dr. Pranav Kumar
Mandeep Joshi
Shreya Verma
Shoily Nath
Shilpi Pawar
Arpan Roy Dutta

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blood culture; medical intensive care unit (MICU); medical high dependency unit (MHDU); emergency departments (EDs)

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Comparison of the Contamination Rate and Risk Factor Profile of Blood Culture Done in Emergency Department and MHDU/MICUs. (2021). Global Journal of Medical Research, 21(C2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.34257/MRCVOL21IS2PG1

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