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Editorial
. 2024 Aug 6;12(8):e0122224.
doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01222-24. Epub 2024 Jun 25.

Diagnostic testing and laboratory equity in clinical microbiology

Paige M K Larkin  1 , Elitza S Theel  2 , Karissa Culbreath  3 , Omai B Garner  4 , Shannon Vassell  1 , Wes Kim  1 , Rosemary C She  5 , S Wesley Long  6 , N Esther Babady  7
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Editorial

Diagnostic testing and laboratory equity in clinical microbiology

Paige M K Larkin et al. Microbiol Spectr. .
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