Molecular-beacon-based real-time PCR for detection and quantification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in clinical samples

Joseph Papaparaskevas et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Sep.

. 2008 Sep;46(9):3177-8.

doi: 10.1128/JCM.00903-08. Epub 2008 Jul 16.

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