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. 2012 Feb;50(2):538.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.06193-11. Epub 2011 Nov 23.

Pretreatment time to detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in liquid culture is associated with relapse after therapy

Charles M Bark, Bonnie A Thiel, John L Johnson

Pretreatment time to detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in liquid culture is associated with relapse after therapy

Charles M Bark et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Feb.
No abstract available

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