Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 33-37 , 1 March 2010

Code Sepsis: Rapid Methods To Diagnose Sepsis and Detect Hematopathogens: Part I: The Impact and Attributes of Sepsis

  • Donna M. Wolk, MHA, Ph.D., D(ABMM)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationMailing address: Donna M. Wolk, MHA, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., P.O. Box 245059, Tucson, AZ 85724-5059. Tel.: 520-626-3676. Fax:520-694-7329
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  • Albert B. Fiorello, M.D.

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 Editor's Note: Part II of this article will appear in the March 15, 2010 issue of CMN, Volume 32, Number 6.

PII: S0196-4399(10)00007-3

doi: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2010.02.001

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 33-37 , 1 March 2010

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