Assessment by meta-analysis of PCR for diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on July 01, 2003

Authors

Olga L Sarmiento1, Kristen A Weigle, Janet Alexander, David J Weber, William C Miller

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1: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.

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