Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 17, Issue 11 , Pages 983-985 , December 2007

False negative histochemical reaction for myophosphorylase activity in fulminant sepsis due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Received 27 February 2007 ,Revised 10 July 2007 ,Accepted 16 July 2007.

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PII: S0960-8966(07)00675-X

doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.07.008

Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 17, Issue 11 , Pages 983-985 , December 2007

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