1746Rapid Point-of-Care Testing for Nine Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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John Kriesel, MD; Bryce Moulton; Cammie Barrus NP; Michael Vaughn, BS; Robert Crisp, PhD; Infectious Diseases, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT; Infectious Diseases, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Salt Lake Valley Health Department, Salt Lake City, UT; Biofire Diagnostics, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT; Research and Development/Biochemistry, Biofire Diagnostics, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT
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