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Comparison of antimicrobial susceptibility testing practices in 20 clinical microbiology laboratories in India

Kavita Raja, Sanjay Bhattacharya, J Beena Philomina, Savitha Nagaraj, KL Sarada Devi, KA Sathiavathy, Seema Oommen, AV Sangeetha, J Sudarsana, Reena John, Renu Mathew, Ajitha Pillai, Kiran Gopal, Syed Mustaq Ahmed, Shoba Kurian, TL Deepasankari, Anitha Madhavan, Pravin K Nair, Lathi Nair, PP Mohammed Hisham, K Sheena

Citation Information : Raja K, Bhattacharya S, Philomina JB, Nagaraj S, Devi KS, Sathiavathy K, Oommen S, Sangeetha A, Sudarsana J, John R, Mathew R, Pillai A, Gopal K, Ahmed SM, Kurian S, Deepasankari T, Madhavan A, Nair PK, Nair L, Hisham PM, Sheena K. Comparison of antimicrobial susceptibility testing practices in 20 clinical microbiology laboratories in India. 2017; 19 (1):5-11.

DOI: 10.4103/jacm.jacm_15_17

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 17-08-2024

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2017; Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd.


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