Consensus guidelines for appropriate use and evaluation of microbial epidemiologic typing systems

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 2-11

  Struelens, M J ^a   Bauernfeind, A ^b   Van Belkum, A ^b   Blanc, D ^b   Cookson, B D ^b   Dijkshoorn, L ^b   El Solh, N ^b   Etienne, J ^b   Garaizar, J ^b   Gerner Smidt, P ^b   Legakis, N ^b   De Lencastre, H ^b   Nicolas, M H ^b   Pitt, T L ^b   Romling U ^b   Rosdahl, V ^b   Witte, W ^b  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NONE

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EID: 20544465875     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1996.tb00193.x     Document Type: Article

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