Expanded Culture Techniques Identify Uropathogens in "Contaminated" Cultures.
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Authors
- Aishah Kothawala
- Alan J. Wolfe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4532-0545)
- Thythy Pham
- Ann Lal
- Carson F. Woodbury
- Namisha Dhillon
- Mark Khemmani
- Robert B Moreland
Institutions
- Loyola University Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/spv.0000000000001922
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00