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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...
Autores principales: | Poling, Alan, Mahoney, Amanda, Beyene, Negussie, Mgode, Georgies, Weetjens, Bart, Cox, Christophe, Durgin, Amy |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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