Dark Art of Blood Cultures

ISBN-13: 9781555819811 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 320 str.

W. Michael Dunne; Carey-Ann D. Burnham

Opis

Understanding the diagnostic methods necessary to identify bloodstream infections

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ContributorsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the EditorsI Perspectives on the Art and Science of Blood Culture1 Historical Perspectives on the Art and Science of Blood CultureWilliam Michael Dunne, Jr.2 Conventional Blood Culture MethodsRobyn Atkinson-Dunn and William Michael Dunne, Jr.3 Lysis-Centrifugation Methods of Blood CultureErin McElvania TeKippe and Morgan A. Pence4 BACTEC Blood Culture SystemsRobin R. ChamberlandII Modern Methods in Blood Culture5 The BioMérieux BacT/ALERT: Automation at Last in the Black BoxBradley Ford and George Kallstrom6 TREK Blood Culture SystemsNeil W. Anderson and Melanie Yarbrough7 Molecular Methods for Detection of Pathogens Directly from Blood SpecimensMark D. Gonzalez and Robert C. Jerris8 Pediatric Blood CulturesPaula Revell and Christopher Doern9 Epidemiology of Bloodstream InfectionsAllison R. McMullen, Craig B. Wilen, and Carey-Ann D. Burnham10 Best Practices in Blood CulturesRobert J. Tibbetts and Barbara Robinson-Dunn11 Processing Positive CulturesMatthew L. Faron and Nathan A. Ledeboer12 Fungal and Mycobacterial Blood CulturesRobert S. Liao and William LainhartIV New Developments in Blood Culture13 The Bacterial Blood Microbiota/MicrobiomeEileen M. Burd and Lars F. WestbladeIndex