International external quality assurance for laboratory diagnosis of diphtheria

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4037-4042

  Neal, S E ^a   Efstratiou, A ^a   Gabrielian, S ^b   Sagel, U ^b   Kolodkina, V ^b   Pierard, D ^b   Wybo, I ^b   Decheva, A ^b   Bernard, K ^b   Pieridou Bagatzouni, D ^b   Kriz, B ^b   Christensen, J J ^b   Joks, U ^b   Soininen, Aila ^b   Vuopio Varkila, J ^b   Le Fleche Mateos, A ^b   Gomelauri, T ^b   Sing, A ^b   Alexandrou, E ^b   Pangalis, A ^b   Lynch, M ^b   Wall, N ^b   Monaco, M ^b   Pantosti, A ^b   Pataracchia, M ^b   von Hunolstein, C ^b   Kenbeilova, A ^b   Djumalieva, G ^b   Paberza, R ^b   Dauksiene, S ^b   Halacu, A ^b   Reubsaet, F ^b   Hoiby, A ^b   Zasada, A A ^b   Simões, M João ^b   Damian, M ^b   Diaconescu, A ^b   Dovecar, D ^b   Herrera, L ^b   Nieto, J A Sáez ^b   Valdezate, S ^b   Johansson, C ^b   Mollerberg G ^b   Normark, B Henriques ^b   Akbas, E ^b   Glushkevich, T ^b   Mann, G ^b   de Zoysa, A ^b   Cassiday, P ^b   more..

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORYNEBACTERIUM STRIATUM; DIPHTHERIA; EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CORYNEBACTERIUM STRIATUM;

EID: 71549123380     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00473-09     Document Type: Article

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