Comparison of Signal and Bactec NR-660 blood culture systems.

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Published in J Appl Bacteriol on April 01, 1993

Authors

M Stevens1, M B Prentice, R A Swann, C J Mitchell, A Donkin

Author Affiliations

1: Public Health Laboratory, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.

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