Polymerase chain reaction used for the detection of airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis in health care settings
Authors:
- Shu-Chuan LuSLShu-Chuan Lu
- Ying-Huang TsaiYTYing-Huang Tsai
- 1 February 2004
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in American Journal of Infection Control
- Vol. 32 (1) , 17-22
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