Evaluation of the BACTEC radiometric method for recovery of mycobacteria and drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from acid-fast smear-positive specimens.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on September 01, 1983

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G D Roberts, N L Goodman, L Heifets, H W Larsh, T H Lindner, J K McClatchy, M R McGinnis, S H Siddiqi, P Wright

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