Time to detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as an alternative to quantitative cultures.

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Published in Tuberculosis (Edinb) on February 25, 2011

Authors

C M Bark1, A Okwera, M L Joloba, B A Thiel, J G Nakibali, S M Debanne, W H Boom, K D Eisenach, J L Johnson

Author Affiliations

1: Tuberculosis Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106-5083, USA. cmb148@case.edu

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