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The Role of Speciation in Positive Lowenstein-Jensen Culture Isolates from a High Tuberculosis Burden Country
OBJECTIVE: To determine the need for routine speciation of positive Lowenstein-Jensen mycobacterial cultures in HIV-infected patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. METHODS: Sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage Lowenstein-Jensen mycobacterial culture i...
Autores principales: | Worodria, William, Anderson, Jillian, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Davis, J. Lucian, den Boon, Saskia, Andama, Alfred, Yoo, Samuel D., Joloba, Moses, Huang, Laurence, Kato-Maeda, Midori |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3208568/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22073241 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027017 |
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