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. 2019 Aug;19(8):794-796.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30053-2. Epub 2019 May 30.

A new point-of-care test to diagnose tuberculosis

Paul K Drain  1 , Karen A Heichman  2 , Douglas Wilson  3
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A new point-of-care test to diagnose tuberculosis

Paul K Drain et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Aug.
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