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Genotypic diversity of anaerobic isolates from bloodstream infections.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2008
Simmon Keith E, Mirrett Stanley, Reller L Barth, Petti Cathy A
Abstract excerpt
Accurate species determination for anaerobes from blood culture bottles has become increasingly important with the reemergence of anaerobic bacteremia and prevalence of multiple-drug-resistant microorganisms. Our knowledge of the taxonomical diversity of anaerobes that cause bloodstream infections is extremely limited, because identification historically has relied on conventional methods. Over a 5-year period,...
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