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. 2007 Apr;7(4):238-9; author reply 239-40.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70059-2.

Fluorescence microscopy for tuberculosis diagnosis

Nguyen Van Hung, Dinh Ngoc Sy, Richard M Anthony, Frank G J Cobelens, Dick van Soolingen

PMID: 17376375
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70059-2

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Fluorescence microscopy for tuberculosis diagnosis

Nguyen Van Hung et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2007 Apr.

. 2007 Apr;7(4):238-9; author reply 239-40.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70059-2.

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Nguyen Van Hung, Dinh Ngoc Sy, Richard M Anthony, Frank G J Cobelens, Dick van Soolingen

PMID: 17376375
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70059-2

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Fluorescence versus conventional sputum smear microscopy for tuberculosis: a systematic review.
Steingart KR, Henry M, Ng V, Hopewell PC, Ramsay A, Cunningham J, Urbanczik R, Perkins M, Aziz MA, Pai M. Steingart KR, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2006 Sep;6(9):570-81. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(06)70578-3. Lancet Infect Dis. 2006. PMID: 16931408

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