Just a swab you say? Balderdash!

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 19-23

  Bourbeau, Paul ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CHARCOAL; DACRON;

COTTON; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVICE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SEAWEED; TRANSPORT MEDIUM;

EID: 13444263357     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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