Difficulties in Differentiating a Rapidly Growing Mycobacterium Species From Diphtheroids in an Immunocompromised Patient

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 19, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 109-111

  Larkin, Julie A ^c   Shashy, Ron G ^a   Gonzalez, Carol A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Tampa General Healthcare   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0008949052     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0196-4399(97)82722-5     Document Type: Article

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