Detection of Legionella spp. in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids by DNA amplification
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Rapid detection of Legionella species in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids with the EnviroAmp Legionella PCR amplification and detection kit.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.30.4.920-924.1992