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6 - Microbiology Testing

from Section 1 - Diagnosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2018

By
A Ruth M Kappeler  and
Margaret I Gillham
Edited by
Kamen Valchanov ,
Nicola Jones  and
Charles W. Hogue
Kamen Valchanov
Affiliation:
Papworth Hospital
Nicola Jones
Affiliation:
Papworth Hospital
Charles W. Hogue
Affiliation:
Northwestern University in Chicago
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Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care , pp. 38 - 43
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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Tsai, D, Lipman, J, Roberts, JA. Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic considerations for the optimization of antimicrobial delivery in the critcally ill. Current Opinion in Critical Care. 2015; 21: 412–420.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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Wolk, DM, Dunne, WM. New technologies in clinical microbiology. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2011; 49(suppl 9): S62–S67.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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