Source: International Congress 2015 – WHO guidelines in TB and clinical practice
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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Alberto Garcia-Basteiro (Maputo, Mozambique), Alberto García-Basteiro, Mamudo Ismail, Carla Carrilho, Esperança Ussene, Paola Castillo, Dercio Chitsungo, Lucilia Lovene, Cesaltina Lorenzoni, Cristina Rodríguez, Jordi Vila, Jaume Ordi, Clara Mendendez, Quique Bassat, Miguel Martínez. Determining the role of Xpert® MTB/RIF in diagnosing tuberculosis in postmortem tissues. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 1532

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