Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis laboratory services in Europe

Vladyslav Nikolayevskyy, Yen Holicka, Dick van Soolingen, Marieke J. van der Werf, Csaba Ködmön, Elena Surkova, Doris Hillemann, Ramona Groenheit, Daniela Cirillo

Source: Eur Respir J, 57 (1) 2003890; 10.1183/13993003.03890-2020
Journal Issue: January
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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