Detection and reporting of Carbapenemase producing Gram negative bacilli in Clinical Microbiology: A survey of practices in laboratories across India
Kavita Raja, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Anup Kumar Shetty, Jily P Chinnan, J Sudarsana, Reena Anie Jose, N Saritha, C Ravindranath, G Goel, Chithra Valsan, Subha Sundaramoorthy, Sapna Joy, S G Sagila, Ramakrishna Pai Jakribettu, K L Sarada Devi, Dinoop Korol Ponnambath, Ashish Jithendranath, Kavitha R Dinesh, Roopika Berry, Ranganathan N Iyer, Anu P John, Sanjay Bhattacharya
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Raja K, Mukhopadhyay C, Shetty AK, Chinnan JP, Sudarsana J, Jose RA, Saritha N, Ravindranath C, Goel G, Valsan C, Sundaramoorthy S, Joy S, Sagila SG, Jakribettu RP, Sarada Devi KL, Ponnambath DK, Jithendranath A, Dinesh KR, Berry R, Iyer RN, John AP, Bhattacharya S. Detection and reporting of Carbapenemase producing Gram negative bacilli in Clinical Microbiology: A survey of practices in laboratories across India. 2022; 24 (2):55-62.
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