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One-day Workflow Scheme for Bacterial Pathogen Detection and Antimicrobial Resistance Testing from Blood Cultures
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Impact of molecular rapid diagnostic testing on clinical outcomes in bloodstream infections: a meta-analysis
Bangyao Zhou1, Zhixiong Chen1, Hongyi Zhu2
1Ruian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhejiang, 32500, China.
BMC Infectious Diseases
|March 25, 2026
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