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Preparation of a Blood Culture Pellet for Rapid Bacterial Identification and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing
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Preparation of a Blood Culture Pellet for Rapid Bacterial Identification and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing

Published on: October 15, 2014

[Blood culture: survey of nurses' practice]

D Marsé, P M Roger, V Mondain

    Medecine Et Maladies Infectieuses
    |August 20, 2008
    PubMed
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