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. 2020 Jun;105(2):337-338.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.01.021. Epub 2020 Feb 4.

Multiplex PCR implementation as point-of-care testing in a French emergency department

D Bouzid  1 , J-C Lucet  2 , X Duval  3 , N Houhou-Fidouh  4 , E Casalino  5 , B Visseaux  6 ; ED Influenza Management Study Group
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Multiplex PCR implementation as point-of-care testing in a French emergency department

D Bouzid et al. J Hosp Infect. 2020 Jun.
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