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01-12-2014 | Nephrology - Letter to the Editor

Is blood culture a reliable guide to diagnosing catheter-related bacteremia (CRB)? A case of CRB caused by fungi and seven types of bacteria in a hemodialysis patient

Authors: Zhengli Wang, Jingli Yang, Xiaoli Tang, Xinling Pi, Luquan Li, Jialin Yu

Published in: International Urology and Nephrology | Issue 12/2014

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Title: Is blood culture a reliable guide to diagnosing catheter-related bacteremia (CRB)? A case of CRB caused by fungi and seven types of bacteria in a hemodialysis patient
Authors: Zhengli Wang
Jingli Yang
Xiaoli Tang
Xinling Pi
Luquan Li
Jialin Yu
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: International Urology and Nephrology / Issue 12/2014
Print ISSN: 0301-1623
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2584
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-014-0760-8

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