Contamination management of broad-range ribosomal DNA PCR: where is the evidence?

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Stefaan J Vandecasteele et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Oct.

. 2002 Oct;40(10):3885; author reply 3885-6.

doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.10.3885-3886.2002.

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Risk assessment models and contamination management: implications for broad-range ribosomal DNA PCR as a diagnostic tool in medical bacteriology.
Millar BC, Xu J, Moore JE. Millar BC, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 May;40(5):1575-80. doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.5.1575-1580.2002. J Clin Microbiol. 2002. PMID: 11980924 Free PMC article. Review. No abstract available.

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