Identification of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a proficiency testing program

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 229-231

  Edson, Daniel C ^a   Dyke, John W ^b   Glick, Teri ^a   Massey, Laura D ^a  

^a American Proficiency Institute   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 15744372970     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/5MEEPK3GWHEL2UGD     Document Type: Article

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