Beijing/W Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Italy [1]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 958-959

  Lari, Nicoletta ^a   Rindi, Laura ^a   Bonanni, Daniela ^a   Tortoli, Enrico ^b   Garzelli, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOTYPE; ITALY; LETTER; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 2142661587     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1005.031024     Document Type: Letter

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