Rapid detection of carbapenemase genes by multiplex real-time PCR

Monteiro et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d903a3bfc0898f4bd17e42 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkr563

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