Inoculation of culture plates: Straightforward or is it?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 278-279

  Carlin, E M ^a,b   Hammond, J A ^a   Boag, F C ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

audit; culture; microscopy; Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MICROSCOPY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030939491     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462971919921     Document Type: Article

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