Comparison of diagnostic value and culmination period for bactec 960, Lowenstein-Jensen culture and mtd gen-probe in clinical specimens isolated from smear-negative TB patients

A. Kunduracioglu, I. Karasu, A. Özsöz, C. Biçmen (Izmir, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Diagnostic advances in tuberculosis
Session: Diagnostic advances in tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2526
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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