Misleading conclusion: Reply

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 377-378

  Cattamanchi, A ^a,b   Davis, J L ^a,b,c   Worodria, W ^d,e   Joloba, M ^d,e   Hopewell, P C ^a,b   Huang, L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CULTURE;

EID: 77949512985     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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