Journal of Infection
Volume 60, Issue 5 , Pages 382-385 , May 2010

Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia secondary to fingerstick glucose monitoring

  • Shin-Pung P. Jen

      Affiliations

    • The University Hospital, Pharmaceutical Care Division, 150 Bergen Street, UH B134, Newark, NJ 07101-1709, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 (973) 972 1250; fax: +1 (973) 972 7841.
    • ,
  • Roopali Sharma

      Affiliations

    • State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 445 Lenox Road Box 36, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
    • Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy, Long Island University, 75 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
    • ,
  • Jayashree Ravishankar

      Affiliations

    • State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue Box 1240, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA

,Accepted 17 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.12.011

Journal of Infection
Volume 60, Issue 5 , Pages 382-385 , May 2010

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