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. 1997 Mar;35(3):799–801. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.3.799-801.1997

Specificity of IS6110-based amplification assays for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.

S H Gillespie, T D McHugh, L E Newport
PMCID: PMC229679  PMID: 9041441

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