Assessment of the clinical utility of amplicor mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test during bacteriological confirmation of tuberculosis in children

J. Ziolkowski, M. Kulus, J. Chadzynska, E. Kopec (Warsaw, Poland)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Specific tuberculosis management problems in children and adolescents
Session: Specific tuberculosis management problems in children and adolescents
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2430
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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