Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach - Standalone book
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780078021046
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Jennifer Bunn
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15.5, Problem 10AYP
Define the term serology, and explain the immunologic principle behind serological tests.
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Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach - Standalone book
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Ch. 15.4 - Prob. 8AYPCh. 15.4 - Prob. 9AYPCh. 15.5 - Define the term serology, and explain the...Ch. 15.5 - Prob. 11AYPCh. 15.6 - Prob. 12AYPCh. 15.6 - Prob. 13AYPCh. 15 - Prob. 1CTCh. 15 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 15 - Prob. 1VCCh. 15 - Prob. 2CTCh. 15 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 15 - Prob. 3CTCh. 15 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 15 - Prob. 4CTCh. 15 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 15 - Prob. 5CTCh. 15 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 15 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 15 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 15 - Prob. 8MCQ
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