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Direct Detection of Burkholderia cepacia in Susceptible Pharmaceutical Products Using Semi-Nested PCR

Mohamed A. Attia, Amal E. Ali, Tamer M. Essam and Magdy A. Amin
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology March 2016, 70 (2) 99-108; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2015.006049
Mohamed A. Attia
1Biotechnology Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Amal E. Ali
2Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; and
3Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Pharmaceutical Industries, Future University in Egypt, New Cairo, Egypt
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Tamer M. Essam
1Biotechnology Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
2Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; and
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Magdy A. Amin
2Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; and
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