Comparison of Etest with MIC method on Lowenstein-Jensen medium for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Current Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-193

  Das, R ^a   Srivastava, K ^a   Gupta, P ^a   Sharma, V D ^a   Singh, D ^a   Chauhan, D S ^a   Singh, H B ^a   Katoch, V M ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 4444244955     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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