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Editorial
. 2017 Nov;43(11):1714-1716.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-017-4793-1. Epub 2017 May 23.

Real -time PCR for early microbiological diagnosis: is it time?

José-Artur Paiva  1 , Kevin B Laupland  2
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Editorial

Real -time PCR for early microbiological diagnosis: is it time?

José-Artur Paiva et al. Intensive Care Med. 2017 Nov.
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