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Comment
. 2000 Aug;38(8):3131-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.8.3131-3132.2000.

Evaluation of the BACTEC MGIT 960 and MB BAC/T systems for routine detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

T Whyte, B Hanahoe, T Collins, G Corbett-Feeney, M Cormican
Comment

Evaluation of the BACTEC MGIT 960 and MB BAC/T systems for routine detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

T Whyte et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Aug.
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