Microbiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a new diagnostic test for TB

Vera Katalinic´-Jankovic´, Lucinda Furci, Daniela Maria Cirillo

Source: Eur Respir Monogr 2012; 58: 1-13
Journal Issue: Tuberculosis
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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