Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 62, Issue 4 , Pages 467-470 , December 2008

Effects of inoculum, delayed loading, and storage temperature of blood culture bottles on the detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei

Received 2 April 2008 ,Accepted 15 August 2008.

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PII: S0732-8893(08)00374-X

doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.08.013

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 62, Issue 4 , Pages 467-470 , December 2008

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