The Next-Generation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Antimicrobial Resistance Testing
Robert F Potter1, Eric M Ransom1, Carey-Ann D Burnham1,2,3
1Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
Clinical Chemistry
|March 15, 2021
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GCWGSclinical microbiologyculture-independentdrug predictionnanoporeresistance genesresistance predictionsequencingsusceptibility testingMore Related Videos
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