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Feasibility of establishing a biosafety level 3 tuberculosis culture laboratory of acceptable quality standards in a resource-limited setting: an experience from Uganda
BACKGROUND: Despite the recent innovations in tuberculosis (TB) and multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) diagnosis, culture remains vital for difficult-to-diagnose patients, baseline and end-point determination for novel vaccines and drug trials. Herein, we share our experience of establishing a BSL-3 c...
Autores principales: | Ssengooba, Willy, Gelderbloem, Sebastian J, Mboowa, Gerald, Wajja, Anne, Namaganda, Carolyn, Musoke, Philippa, Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet, Joloba, Moses Lutaakome |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4326287/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25589057 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-4505-13-4 |
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