The impact of novel tests for tuberculosis depends on the diagnostic cascade

Sun Amanda Y., Denkinger Claudia M., Dowdy David W.

Source: Eur Respir J 2014; 44: 1366-1369
Journal Issue: November
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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