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Letter to the Editor

Accuracy in identification of Brucella melitensis by the Vitek2 system: a report of two cases of misidentification

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Pages 437-439 | Received 02 Feb 2020, Accepted 11 Feb 2020, Published online: 21 Feb 2020

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