Rapid molecular detection of tuberculosis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 364, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 182-185

  Heinrich, Norbert ^a   Rachow, Andrea ^b   Hoelscher, Michael ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Mbeya Medical Research Programme   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; LETTER; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 78651351400     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1011919     Document Type: Letter

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