Source: International Congress 2018 – Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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M. Prasad (Bangalore, India). Study of diagnostic sensitivity for mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB) by smear, culture and Xpert MTB/RIF assay in pleural specimens obtained by medical thoracoscopy.. 4772

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