Published in J Clin Microbiol on August 01, 2002
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Testing of the in vitro susceptibilities of Madurella mycetomatis to six antifungal agents by using the Sensititre system in comparison with a viability-based 2,3-bis(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-5- [(phenylamino)carbonyl]-2H-tetrazolium hydroxide (XTT) assay and a modified NCCLS method. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 1.42
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Practical implementation of a multiplex PCR for acute respiratory tract infections in children. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.29
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Rapid differentiation between livestock-associated and livestock-independent Staphylococcus aureus CC398 clades. PLoS One (2013) 1.16
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Multilocus sequence typing of Staphylococcus aureus with DNA array technology. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.13
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