Performance of XPERT MTB/RIF assay from fluorescent acid fast stained slides

Kauser Jabeen (Karachi, Pakistan), Shazia Chishty, Joveria Farooqi, Yusra Shafqat, Samreen Shafiq, Kauser Jabeen, Rumina Hasan

Source: International Congress 2016 – Microbiology: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and PCR
Session: Microbiology: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and PCR
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2781
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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