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. 2011 Feb 15;52(4):554-6.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciq182.

Serial acid fast bacilli smear and culture conversion rates over 26 weeks in a cohort of 93 sputum culture–positive tuberculosis (TB)

Ashwin S Dharmadhikari, Edward Nardell
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Serial acid fast bacilli smear and culture conversion rates over 26 weeks in a cohort of 93 sputum culture–positive tuberculosis (TB)

Ashwin S Dharmadhikari et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

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  • Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Nov 15;55(10):1439
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