Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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A. M. H. Asnaashari, M. Towhidi, D. Attaran, R. Farid, A. Amiridarban, S. S. Fatemi (Mashad, Iran). Is polymerase chain reaction (PCR) an alternative for broncoscopy in patients with sputum smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis?. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 2620

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