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Original Article

Evaluating the QuikRead® C-reactive protein test as a point-of-care test

H A DiarDivision of NeonatologyDepartment of Paediatrics, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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F L NakwaDivision of NeonatologyDepartment of Paediatrics, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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R ThomasDivision of NeonatologyDepartment of Paediatrics, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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E N LibhaberDivision of NeonatologyDepartment of Paediatrics, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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S VelaphiDivision of NeonatologyDepartment of Paediatrics, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Pages 35-42 | Received 07 Jan 2011, Accepted 20 Sep 2011, Published online: 12 Nov 2013

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