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Achieving molecular diagnostics for Lyme disease

Mark W EshooIbis Biosciences Inc., an Abbott Company, 2251 Faraday Ave, Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA
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Steven E SchutzerDepartment of Medicine, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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Christopher D CrowderIbis Biosciences Inc., an Abbott Company, 2251 Faraday Ave, Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA
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Heather E CarolanIbis Biosciences Inc., an Abbott Company, 2251 Faraday Ave, Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA
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David J EckerIbis Biosciences Inc., an Abbott Company, 2251 Faraday Ave, Carlsbad, CA 92008, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 875-883 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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