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Chapter 9 - Infections in IVF culture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2015

Kay Elder ,
Marc Van den Bergh  and
Bryan Woodward
Kay Elder
Affiliation:
Bourn Hall Clinic, Cambridge
Marc Van den Bergh
Affiliation:
Fertility Laboratory, Kantonsspital Baden
Bryan Woodward
Affiliation:
IVF Consultancy Services, Leicester
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Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving in the IVF Laboratory , pp. 139 - 152
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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Elder, KT, Baker, D, Ribes, J (2004). Infections, Infertility and Assisted Reproduction. Cambridge University Press, UK.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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Steyaert, SR, Leroux-Roels, GG, Dhont, M (2000). Infections in IVF: review and guidelines. Hum Reprod Update, 6(5), 432–41.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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