Comparison of Five Assays for Detection of Clostridium difficile Toxin

The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics - Tập 13 - Trang 395-400 - 2011
Kimberle C. Chapin1,2,3, Roberta A. Dickenson1, Fongman Wu1, Sarah B. Andrea1
1Department of Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
2Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
3Department of Medicine, Albert Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island

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The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Tập 13

395-400

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