Comparative evaluation of the rapid diagnostic assays for detecting tuberculosis (TB) in a reference center for drug resistant TB in Brazil

T. Malaquias (Rio De Janeiro (RJ), Brazil), A. Santos (Rio De Janeiro (RJ), Brazil), E. Costa (Rio De Janeiro (RJ), Brazil), F. Mello (Rio De Janeiro (RJ), Brazil), A. Kritski (Rio De Janeiro (RJ), Brazil)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Session: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 463
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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