Evaluation of the SD Bioline Norovirus rapid immunochromatography test using fecal specimens from Korean gastroenteritis patients
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Virological Methods
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0166-0934
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2012.08.014