Molecular diagnosis of tuberculosis in a north Italian clinical setting: results of routine use of a commercial LCR-based test

L. Richeldi, G. Ferrara, M. Losi, V. Vezzani, F. Rumpianesi, C. Venturelli, C. Casolari, C. Saltini (Modena, Roma, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Diagnosis of TB
Session: Diagnosis of TB
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2486
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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