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Variability of Adenosine Triphosphate–Based Bioluminescence Assay Readings among Drug-Resistant Pathogens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Michaela Heller ,
Paul A. Thompson ,
Mark H. Loock ,
Ander Sawchuk  and
Dubert M. Guerrero
Michaela Heller
Affiliation:
University of North Dakota School of Medicine, and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota Sanford Health North, Fargo, North Dakota
Paul A. Thompson
Affiliation:
Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Mark H. Loock
Affiliation:
Sanford Health North, Fargo, North Dakota
Ander Sawchuk
Affiliation:
Park Christian School, Moorhead, Minnesota
Dubert M. Guerrero*
Affiliation:
University of North Dakota School of Medicine, and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota Sanford Health North, Fargo, North Dakota
*
DTM&H, Sanford Health, 801 Broadway North, Fargo, ND 58122 (dubert_md@yahoo.com)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 12 , December 2012 , pp. 1286 - 1288
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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