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. 2004 Apr;42(4):1849-50.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.4.1849-1850.2004.

PCR Enhances acid-fast bacillus stain-based rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Yi-Wei Tang, Shufang Meng, Haijing Li, Charles W Stratton, Terrie Koyamatsu, Xiaotian Zheng

PCR Enhances acid-fast bacillus stain-based rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Yi-Wei Tang et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Apr.
No abstract available

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