A simple method to differentiate between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria directly on clinical specimens

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-114

  Varma Basil, Mandira ^a   Kumar, Sujeet ^a   Yadav, Jitender ^a   Kumar, Nalini ^a   Bose, Mridula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

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EID: 33947594137     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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