Comparative evaluation of commercially available nucleic acid amplification tests in the diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis

S. Morita, D. Hashimoto, K. Tsukamoto, R. Tamura, T. Suda, K. Chida, H. Nakamura (Surugadai, Fujieda, Handayama, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Diagnostic methods in tuberculosis
Session: Diagnostic methods in tuberculosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3592
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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