Blood culture contamination in hospitalized pediatric patients: a single institution experience |
Min, Hyewon
(Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Park, Cheong Soo (Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Kim, Dong Soo (Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Kim, Ki Hwan (Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) |
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