The effect of changing diagnostic method from culture to PCR on the number of episodes of human campylobacteriosis in Denmark: a retrospective study (2015-2022)

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The effect of changing diagnostic method from culture to PCR on the number of episodes of human campylobacteriosis in Denmark : a retrospective study (2015-2022). / Benedetti, Guido; Holm Hansen, Christian; Tølbøll Svendsen, Anna; Grimstrup Joensen, Katrine; Sørensen, Gitte; Engsbro, Anne Line; Torpdahl, Mia; Møller Nielsen, Eva; Ethelberg, Steen.

I: Microbiology Spectrum, Bind 12, Nr. 1, e0341823, 2024.

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Benedetti, G, Holm Hansen, C, Tølbøll Svendsen, A, Grimstrup Joensen, K, Sørensen, G, Engsbro, AL, Torpdahl, M, Møller Nielsen, E & Ethelberg, S 2024, 'The effect of changing diagnostic method from culture to PCR on the number of episodes of human campylobacteriosis in Denmark: a retrospective study (2015-2022)', Microbiology Spectrum, bind 12, nr. 1, e0341823. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03418-23

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Benedetti, G., Holm Hansen, C., Tølbøll Svendsen, A., Grimstrup Joensen, K., Sørensen, G., Engsbro, A. L., Torpdahl, M., Møller Nielsen, E., & Ethelberg, S. (2024). The effect of changing diagnostic method from culture to PCR on the number of episodes of human campylobacteriosis in Denmark: a retrospective study (2015-2022). Microbiology Spectrum, 12(1), [e0341823]. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03418-23

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Benedetti G, Holm Hansen C, Tølbøll Svendsen A, Grimstrup Joensen K, Sørensen G, Engsbro AL o.a. The effect of changing diagnostic method from culture to PCR on the number of episodes of human campylobacteriosis in Denmark: a retrospective study (2015-2022). Microbiology Spectrum. 2024;12(1). e0341823. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03418-23

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Benedetti, Guido ; Holm Hansen, Christian ; Tølbøll Svendsen, Anna ; Grimstrup Joensen, Katrine ; Sørensen, Gitte ; Engsbro, Anne Line ; Torpdahl, Mia ; Møller Nielsen, Eva ; Ethelberg, Steen. / The effect of changing diagnostic method from culture to PCR on the number of episodes of human campylobacteriosis in Denmark : a retrospective study (2015-2022). I: Microbiology Spectrum. 2024 ; Bind 12, Nr. 1.

Bibtex

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