The significance of isolating low numbers of mycobacterium tuberculosis in culture of sputum specimens

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Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1975, Pages 518-523

  MacGregor, R R ^a   Clark, L W ^a   Bass, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROORGANISM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 0016802202     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.68.4.518     Document Type: Article

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