Source: Eur Respir J, 56 (3) 2000343; 10.1183/13993003.00343-2020
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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Frederick Haraka, Samuel G. Schumacher, Amanda Ross, Anna Mantsoki, Sebastien Gagneux, Klaus Reither, Claudia M. Denkinger. Effect of history of tuberculosis on specificity of Xpert MTB/RIF. Eur Respir J, 56 (3) 2000343; 10.1183/13993003.00343-2020

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