Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Diagnostic features of tuberculosis I
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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L. Antonangelo, G. Carnevale, L. Marcal, R. Sales, M. Acencio, F. Vargas (Sao Paulo, Brazil). Do pre-analytical or analytical factors influence the performance of real time PCR tests in the diagnosis of tuberculosis?. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 2786

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