Comparison between Bactec and Oxoid blood culture systems in a neonatal intensive care unit.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.41.6.704-a