doi: 10.1128/jcm.4.2.190-191.1976.
Evaluation of the acid-fast smear
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- DOI: 10.1128/jcm.4.2.190-191.1976
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Evaluation of the acid-fast smear
J Clin Microbiol.
1976 Aug.
Abstract
A retrospective analysis of the data involving all specimens submitted to the mycobacteriology laboratory over the past 20 months supports the continued use of the acid-fast smear as an aid in the detection of tuberculosis.
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