Enhanced diagnosis of tuberculosis using a dual gene target detection approach

Ehsan Aryan (Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran), Ehsan Aryan, Fatemeh Estaji, Mahdi Kouhi-Noghondar, Masoud Yousefi, Zahra Meshkat, Mohammad Derakhshan, Bamdad Riahi-Zanjani

Source: International Congress 2016 – Microbiology: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and PCR
Session: Microbiology: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and PCR
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2776
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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