Current trends in the molecular diagnosis of infective endocarditis.

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Published in Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis on April 27, 2004

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B C Millar1, J E Moore

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1: Department of Bacteriology, Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7AD, UK.

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