Collection and transport of urine for culture
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Collection and transport of urine for culture.
In the March 2001 issue of the Ceylon Medical Journal (Vol. 46 No.l), an advertisement titled "Preven tion is better than cure" inserted by New Delmon Hospital has misleading information. It says "Influenza vaccine 3,5 and 7 months'. Presumably it refers to the Haemophilus influenzae type B (or Hib) vaccine, which is totally different to the influenza vaccine, which is also available in Sri La...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ceylon Medical Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2386-1274,0009-0875
DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v46i2.6512