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Simultaneous detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and rifampin/isoniazid resistance with sanity 2.0
Xichao Ou1, Bing Zhao1, Hui Xia1
1National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Center for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine), Beijing, 102206, China.
World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology
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