Alternative sputum collection methods for diagnosis of childhood intrathoracic tuberculosis: a systematic literature review
Journal
Archives of disease in childhoodAbstract
Diagnosis of intrathoracic tuberculosis (ITB) is limited in children partly by their difficulty to produce sputum specimen.Publisher
BMJ JournalsPubMed ID
30127061Language
enDescription
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1468-2044ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1136/archdischild-2018-315453
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