Nucleic acid amplification tests in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleuritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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- 23 February 2004
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- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 4 (1) , 6
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-4-6
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