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Research Article| Volume 5, ISSUE 1, P67-89, March 1985

Microdilution and Agar Replica Identification Test Systems

  • Patrick R. Murray
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    Corresponding author: Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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    Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine; Co-Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30882-5
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      A number of microdilution and agar-replicating systems are currently available for the rapid, accurate identification of common bacterial pathogens. These systems can be highly automated for large clinical laboratories or used manually for small laboratories.
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