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. 2022 Jan 19;60(1):e0033021.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00330-21. Epub 2022 Jan 19.

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Kevin Sermet  1 , Eric Kipnis  2   3 , Claire Duployez  1   2 , Frédéric Wallet  1   2 , Rodrigue Dessein  1   2 , Rémi Le Guern  1   2
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Kevin Sermet et al. J Clin Microbiol. .
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Keywords: Clostridium infections; anaerobic bacteria; bacteremia; bacteriological techniques.

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