Laboratory procedures for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: a survey in ten Italian Regions

The characteristics of laboratories performing tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic procedures were investigated in ten Italian Regions, through a mailed questionnaire. Three hundred and eighty laboratories answered (70.8% response rate), 250 of which performed directly at least one TB diagnostic procedure....

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Main Authors: Maria Luisa Moro, Simona Nascetti, Filomena Morsillo, Matteo Morandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2010-06-01
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712010000200012&lng=en&tlng=en