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. 2017 Dec 15;196(12):1618-1619.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201706-1144LE.

Reply: Clinical Metagenomics for the Diagnosis of Hospital-acquired Infections: Promises and Hurdles

Kathryn M Pendleton  1 , John R Erb-Downward  1 , Yuwei Bao  1 , William R Branton  1 , Nicole R Falkowski  1 , Duane W Newton  1 , Gary B Huffnagle  1   2 , Robert P Dickson  1   3
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Reply: Clinical Metagenomics for the Diagnosis of Hospital-acquired Infections: Promises and Hurdles

Kathryn M Pendleton et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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