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. 2018 Mar 26;56(4):e02029-17.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02029-17. Print 2018 Apr.

Reply to Beal et al., 'The "3-Day Rule" for Stool Tests May Not Apply When Using PCR Panels'

G W Procop  1   2 , D Nikolic  3 , K Asamoto  3 , R Wyllie  3   2 , R Tuttle  3 , S S Richter  3
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Reply to Beal et al., 'The "3-Day Rule" for Stool Tests May Not Apply When Using PCR Panels'

G W Procop et al. J Clin Microbiol. .
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