Upfront Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of pediatric TB—Does it work? Experience from India
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Upfront Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of pediatric TB—Does it work? Experience from India
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Keywords
Pediatrics, Tuberculosis diagnosis and management, Cities, Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Age groups, Specimen preparation and treatment, Sputum
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 15, Issue 8, Pages e0236057
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2020-08-06
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0236057
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