Tuberc Respir Dis.  2019 Jan;82(1):88-89. 10.4046/trd.2018.0075.

Is Cross-reactivity with Nontuberculous Mycobacteria a Systematic Problem in the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay?

• Huh HJ
• Song DJ
• Ki CS
• Lee NY

• KMID: 2441735
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2018.0075

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria*

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