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Evaluation of the Carba NP Test for the Detection of Carbapenemase Activity in Bacteroides Species Cover

Evaluation of the Carba NP Test for the Detection of Carbapenemase Activity in Bacteroides Species

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|Feb 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0011.6148 | Journal eISSN: 2544-4646 | Journal ISSN: 1733-1331
Language: English
Page range: 97 - 101
Submitted on: Oct 19, 2016
Accepted on: Dec 28, 2017
Published on: Feb 21, 2022
Published by: Polish Society of Microbiologists
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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