Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

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Wiwanitkit, Viroj (Department of Public Health Curriculum, Master of Science Unit, Surin Rajabhat University)

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Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay: A Response to Recent Letter to the Editor vol.79, pp.1, 2015, https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2016.79.1.46