Practical Considerations in Design of Internal Amplification Controls for Diagnostic PCR Assays

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2004 May 8

PMID 15131141

Citations 116

Authors

J Hoorfar

B Malorny

A Abdulmawjood

N Cook

M Wagner

P Fach

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