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Comparative Study
. 2010 Mar;48(3):1014-5.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01642-09. Epub 2010 Jan 13.

Comparison of ImmunoCard Toxins A&B and the new semiautomated Vidas Clostridium difficile Toxin A&B tests for diagnosis of C. difficile infection

Luis Alcalá, Mercedes Marín, María Madrid, Esther Domínguez-García, Pilar Catalán, María Teresa Peláez, Mar Sánchez-Somolinos, Emilio Bouza
Comparative Study

Comparison of ImmunoCard Toxins A&B and the new semiautomated Vidas Clostridium difficile Toxin A&B tests for diagnosis of C. difficile infection

Luis Alcalá et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Mar.
No abstract available

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