The challenge of diagnosing TB in people with HIV. Is stool the new tool?

Editorial

Annelies Van Rie. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Aug.

. 2013 Aug;17(8):995.

doi: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0415.

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