Usefulness of a rapid serodiagnostic kit for Mycobacterium tuberculosis with 3-minute visual screening

Y. Iwashima, A. Nakamura, T. Kato, K. Tonegawa, T. Kutsuna, T. Niwa, K. Tsukada, K. Yoshitomo, M. Itoh (Nagoya, Ichinomiya, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session: Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1098
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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