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Research Article

The enzyme toilet rim block ‘pCure’ does not efficiently remove drug residues in a hospital setting - exemplifying the importance of on-site implementation testing

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Article: 1553463 | Received 26 Oct 2018, Accepted 22 Nov 2018, Published online: 06 Dec 2018

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