RAPID DETECTION WITH MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES OF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS IN URETHRAL SMEARS AND URINE SEDIMENTS
β Scribed by Ruijs, G; Kraai, E.J; Van Voorst Vader, P.C; Schirm, J; Schroder, F.P
- Book ID
- 123258609
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 338 KB
- Volume
- 323
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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