Automated blood cultures

Advanced Techniques in Diagnostic Microbiology

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 3-10

  Han, Xiang Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 79960790307     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-32892-0_1     Document Type: Chapter

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