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Analysis of the Contaminant Spectrum in the MB/BacT Liquid Culture System Following C18-Carboxypropylbetaine Specimen Processing

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  1. Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera de Canyet s/n, 08916, Badalona, Spain

    J. M. Manterola, E. Padilla, J. Lonca, M. Pérez, M. D. Quesada & V. Ausina

  2. Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    J. M. Manterola & V. Ausina

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    C. G. Thornton

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Manterola, J.M., Thornton, C.G., Padilla, E. et al. Analysis of the Contaminant Spectrum in the MB/BacT Liquid Culture System Following C18-Carboxypropylbetaine Specimen Processing. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 22, 507–508 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-003-0977-4

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