How is Xpert MTB/RIF being implemented in 22 high tuberculosis burden countries?

Qin Zhi Zhen, Pai Madhukar, Van Gemert Wayne, Sahu Suvanand, Ghiasi Marzieh, Creswell Jacob

Source: Eur Respir J 2015; 45: 549-554
Journal Issue: February
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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