the modified hodge test: is it an appropriate method for detection of kpc enzyme or not?

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davood kalantar-neyestanaki department of microbiology, school of medicine, kerman university of medical sciences. kerman, iran.

mehdi fatahi bafghi department of pathobiology, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.

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iranian journal of microbiology

جلد ۷، شماره ۲، صفحات ۱۲۳-۱۲۴

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