Performance of the BACTEC MGIT 960 compared with solid media for detection of Mycobacterium in Bangkok, Thailand
- 31 August 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
- Vol. 61 (4) , 402-407
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.02.015
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