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L Pages Monteiro1, N Von Allmen2, I Friesen2

  • 1BIOMERIEUX, 3 route du Port Michaud, La Balme Les Grottes, 38390, France. laurence.pagesmonteiro@biomerieux.com.

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases : Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology
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