Neutralization of antimicrobial substances in new BacT/Alert FA and FN Plus blood culture bottles.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on March 13, 2013

Authors

Dieter Mitteregger1, Wolfgang Barousch, Marion Nehr, Michael Kundi, Markus Zeitlinger, Athanasios Makristathis, Alexander M Hirschl

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria. dieter.mitteregger@meduniwien.ac.at

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