Source: ERJ Open Res, 7 (1) 00708-2020; 10.1183/23120541.00708-2020
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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Wakjira Kebede, Gemeda Abebe, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Elias Kedir, Thuy Ngan Tran, Annelies Van Rie. The role of chest radiography in the diagnosis of bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in hospitalised Xpert MTB/RIF-negative patients. ERJ Open Res, 7 (1) 00708-2020; 10.1183/23120541.00708-2020

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