Improving peritoneal dialysis fluid culture-positivity yield from 2022 to 2023
The study findings illustrate that the addition of the B/C bottle incubation step significantly improved peritoneal dialysis bag culture yields which directly impacts patient management.
Authors
- Teena Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2720-1123)
- Jenna A. Van der Vyver
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/sajid.v39i1.684
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.76