Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra Leone.

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Published in J Infect Dev Ctries on June 09, 2014

Authors

Marie Anne Chattaway1, Abdul Kamara, Fay Rhodes, Konneh Kaffeta, Amara Jambai, Wondimagegnehu Alemu, Mohammed Sirajul Islam, Molly M Freeman, William Welfare, Doris Harding, Ahmed F Samba, Musu Abu, Sylvester Kamanda, Kathie Grant, Claire Jenkins, Satheesh Nair, Steve Connell, Lisa Siorvanes, Sarika Desai, Collette Allen, Margaret Frost, Daniel Hughes, Zonya Jeffrey, Noel Gill, Mark Salter

Author Affiliations

1: Public Health England, United Kingdom. marie.chattaway@hpa.org.uk.

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