Location of Xpert® MTB/RIF in centralised laboratories in South Africa undermines potential impact
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Location of Xpert® MTB/RIF in centralised laboratories in South Africa undermines potential impact
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Xpert® MTB/RIF for national tuberculosis programmes in low-income countries: when, where and how?Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Dec;15(12):1567-72. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0392. Epub 2011 Oct 13. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011. PMID: 22005110
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