High Rate of False‐Negative Results of the Rectal Swab Culture Method in Detection of Gastrointestinal Colonization with Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococci
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- 15 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 34 (2), 167-172
- https://doi.org/10.1086/338234
Abstract
The diagnostic accuracy of the rectal swab (RS) culture method in identifying gastrointestinal colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRKeywords
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