The role of molecular diagnostics in the clinical microbiology laboratory

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-60

  Baselski, V S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029963199     PISSN: 02722712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-2712(18)30286-5     Document Type: Review

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