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. 1996 May;34(5):1348–1349. doi: 10.1128/jcm.34.5.1348-1349.1996

IS6110-based PCR methods for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

G M Mulcahy, Z C Kaminski, E A Albanese, R Sood, M Pierce
PMCID: PMC229019  PMID: 8727940

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