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Using giant african pouched rats to detect human tuberculosis: a review

Despite its characteristically low sensitivity, sputum smear microscopy remains the standard for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in resource-poor countries. In an attempt to develop an alternative or adjunct to microscopy, researchers have recently examined the ability of pouched rats to detect TB-posi...

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Autores principales: Poling, Alan, Mahoney, Amanda, Beyene, Negussie, Mgode, Georgies, Weetjens, Bart, Cox, Christophe, Durgin, Amy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4634033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26587178
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2015.21.333.2977