Effectiveness of real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pathological samples : a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and is a major global health problem with an annual mortality of 1.8 million people and being the cause of ill-health among many more millions. Rapid and accurate diagnosis of TB is key to managing the...

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Main Author: Babafemi, Emmanuel O.
Other Authors: Banting, Lee ; Mills, Graham
Published: University of Portsmouth 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.749235