Comparison of Quantitative Relationship between Real-Time PCR and Acid Fast Bacilli Staining for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1738-3544,2288-1662
DOI: 10.15324/kjcls.2020.52.4.335