Cycle threshold (Ct)-relevance in culture growth

Ashish Prakash (Gurgaon, India), Ashish Kumar Prakash, Bornali Datta, Pinky Goyal, Poulomi Chatterjee, Gaurav Gupta

Source: International Congress 2016 – Microbiology: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and PCR
Session: Microbiology: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and PCR
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2771
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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