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. 2006 Jun;44(6):2317.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00490-06.

Be aware of the possibility of false-positive results in single-locus PCR assays for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Jan Rupp, Ines Fenner, Werner Solbach, Jens Gieffers

Be aware of the possibility of false-positive results in single-locus PCR assays for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Jan Rupp et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Jun.
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