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Use of Ligase Chain Reaction for the Rapid Diagnosis of Lymph Node Tuberculosis

E. León Muiños Department of Microbiology, Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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M. L. Pérez Del Molino Department of Microbiology, Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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F. L. Lado Lado Department of Medicine, Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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M. Pazo Nuñez Department of Medicine, Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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F. Pardo Department of Microbiology, Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
Pages 724-726 | Published online: 23 Dec 2012

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