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. 2019 Aug 26;57(9):e00779-19.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00779-19. Print 2019 Sep.

Comparative Performance of BD MAX MDR-TB and Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Assays

Patrick Murray  1 , Charles Cooper  2 , Courtney Maus  3
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Comparative Performance of BD MAX MDR-TB and Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Assays

Patrick Murray et al. J Clin Microbiol. .
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Keywords: BD MAX MDR TB; INH resistance.

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