Multiple Misdiagnoses of Tuberculosis Resulting from Laboratory Error - Wisconsin, 1996

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 46, Issue 34, 1997, Pages 797-801

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ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0031590068     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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