Improved Detection ofMycobacterium tuberculosisin Peruvian Children by Use of a Heminested IS6110 Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay
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- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 36 (1) , 16-23
- https://doi.org/10.1086/344900
Abstract
A novel heminested IS6110 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was evaluated as a tool for diagnosing tuberculosis in 222 children. In an analysis oKeywords
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