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. 2014 May;52(5):1798-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.03360-13. Epub 2014 Feb 19.

Recovery of multidrug-resistant bacteria from swabs stored for durations of 1 and 4 weeks under conditions mimicking long-distance-shipping conditions

Katrin Mende  1 , Miriam L Beckius, Duane R Hospenthal
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Recovery of multidrug-resistant bacteria from swabs stored for durations of 1 and 4 weeks under conditions mimicking long-distance-shipping conditions

Katrin Mende et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 May.
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