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Laboratory diagnosis of syphilis with automated immunoassays

  1. Antonella Marangoni*,
  2. Alessandra Moroni,
  3. Silvia Accardo,
  4. Roberto Cevenini

Article first published online: 12 JAN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20268

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Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volume 23, Issue 1, pages 1–6, 2009

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Marangoni, A., Moroni, A., Accardo, S. and Cevenini, R. (2009), Laboratory diagnosis of syphilis with automated immunoassays. J. Clin. Lab. Anal., 23: 1–6. doi: 10.1002/jcla.20268

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  1. Dipartimento di Ematologia e Sc. Oncologiche, Section of Microbiology, St. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

*Dipartimento di Ematologia e Sc. Oncologiche, Section of Microbiology, St. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 JAN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 12 JAN 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 4 JUN 2008

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