Opening new vista for rapid detection of antimicrobial resistant genes via film array multiplex PCR

Affiliations

¹ Prof. Dr. Humaira Zafar, Professor of Pathology, Microbiologist, Al Nafees Medical College & Hospital, Isra University Islamabad Campus, Pakistan.
² Prof. Dr. Irfan Ali Mirza, Professor of Pathology, Consultant Microbiologist, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Editorial

Humaira Zafar et al. Pak J Med Sci. 2023 Nov-Dec.

. 2023 Nov-Dec;39(6):1555-1556.

doi: 10.12669/pjms.39.6.8635.

¹ Prof. Dr. Humaira Zafar, Professor of Pathology, Microbiologist, Al Nafees Medical College & Hospital, Isra University Islamabad Campus, Pakistan.
² Prof. Dr. Irfan Ali Mirza, Professor of Pathology, Consultant Microbiologist, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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