Routine culture of stool specimens for Yersinia enterocolitica is not a cost-effective procedure.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on March 01, 1988

Authors

M Kachoris1, K L Ruoff, K Welch, W Kallas, M J Ferraro

Author Affiliations

1: Francis Blake Bacteriology Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.

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