Latex agglutination test for detection of Clostridium difficile toxin in stool samples

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

سال: 1984

ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.20.3.339-341.1984