Performance of a Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Testing Algorithm for the Rapid Identification of Clinical Filamentous Molds.
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SUBMITTER: Fissel JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9240618 | biostudies-literature |
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