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Optimizing Mycobacterial Culture in Smear-Negative, Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Tuberculosis Cases
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health problem and the diagnosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—infected individuals is challenging. The use of mycobacterial culture remains an important complementary tool and optimizing it has important benefits. We sought to determin...
Autores principales: | Ismail, N. A., Said, H. M., Pinini, Z., Omar, S. V., Beyers, N., Naidoo, P. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4636182/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26544183 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141851 |
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