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Accurate identification of S. pneumoniae using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, still a challenge for clinical laboratories?

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Farfour, E., Degand, N., Muggeo, A. et al. Accurate identification of S. pneumoniae using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, still a challenge for clinical laboratories?. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 39, 209–211 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-019-03716-7

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