Commercial serological tests for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis in India: Time for introspection

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 583-587

  Singh, Sarman ^a   Katoch, V M ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 82155164485     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5916.90980     Document Type: Editorial

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