SPECIMEN COLLECTION METHODS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF CHILDHOOD TUBERCULOSIS
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Specimen collection methods in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis.
The importance and severity of the childhood tuberculosis frequently present with advanced disease. Automated liquid (TB) disease burden is recognized in many developing broth cultures such as MGIT and BACTEC offer slightly countries. Of the estimated 8.3 million new TB cases reported superior sensitivity and reduced turn around time compared to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2000, 884 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0255-0857
DOI: 10.1016/s0255-0857(21)02283-0