Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis by combined molecular and immunological methods

Claudia Jafari, Ioana D. Olaru, Franziska Daduna, Martin Ernst, Jan Heyckendorf, Christoph Lange, Barbara Kalsdorf

Source: Eur Respir J, 51 (5) 1702189; 10.1183/13993003.02189-2017
Journal Issue: May
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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