Impact of Pre-Analytical Time on the Recovery of Pathogens from Blood Cultures: Results from a Large Retrospective Survey

• Claudia Venturelli ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Claudia Venturelli, Elena Righi

  Affiliation Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy

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• Elena Righi ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Claudia Venturelli, Elena Righi

  * E-mail: elena.righi@unimore.it

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3469-7446

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• Lucia Borsari,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

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• Gabriella Aggazzotti,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

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• Stefano Busani,

  Affiliation Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Modena and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

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• Cristina Mussini,

  Affiliation Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

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• Fabio Rumpianesi,

  Affiliation Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy

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• Gian Maria Rossolini,

  Affiliation Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy

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• Massimo Girardis

  Affiliation Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Modena and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

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