Evaluation of PCR for the rapid diagnosis of TBC pleuritis. Detection of two different DNA sequences

D. Malamis, A. Rapti, E. Tsarouha, T. Kerenidi, N. Kastrinakis, P. Konstandoulakis, O. Anagnostopoulou (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Diagnostic methods in tuberculosis
Session: Diagnostic methods in tuberculosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3586
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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