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Validity of bioconjugated silica nanoparticles in comparison with direct smear, culture, and polymerase chain reaction for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum specimens

Alireza Ekrami1 Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IranCorrespondence[email protected]

Ali Reza Samarbaf-Zadeh2 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

Azar Khosravi1 Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

Behrooz Zargar3 Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran

Mohamad Alavi1 Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

Mansor Amin2 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

Alireza Kiasat3 Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran

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Pages 2729-2735 | Published online: 04 Nov 2011

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