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Use of bactec 460 TB system in the diagnosis of tuberculosis

CS Rodrigues, SV Shenai, DVG Almeida, MA Sadani, Nupur Goyal, C Vadher, AP Mehta

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology · 2007 · 19 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

The BACTEC system is a good system for level II laboratories, especially in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary and smear negative tuberculosis.

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