Use of a culture-independent gastrointestinal multiplex PCR panel during a Shigellosis outbreak: considerations for clinical laboratories and public health.
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Vittal P. Prakash, Lindsay LeBlanc, Nicole E. Alexander-Scott, Jaclyn Skidmore, Deanna Simmons, Daniela Quilliam, Kimberle C. Chapin Department of Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Department of Health, Division of Pediatric/Adult Infectious Diseases, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 53 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015