Detection of non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) in bronchoscopy specimens using molecular techniques

D. Madegedara, D. K. Weerasekera, D. Magana Arachchi (Kandy, Sri Lanka)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Bacterial, fungal and mycobacterial infections
Session: Bacterial, fungal and mycobacterial infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4389
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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