Detectives in the laboratory: investigation of a seemingly unexplained error
An unexplainable error that occurred in the normal laboratory routine is described: a positive result for the anti-HCV antibodies detection was found in a single blood tube collected from a patient, while the other samples taken simultaneously were anti- HCV negative. After the first checks that did...
Main Authors: | Massimo De Paschale, Sergio Finazzi, Gianpietro Re, Milvia Lotzniker, Pierangelo Clerici |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2017-07-01
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Series: | Microbiologia Medica |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/6572 |
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