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Evaluation of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay for direct diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Husseiny Sh. Moussa, Faten S. Bayoumi and Ahmed M. Ali
Saudi Medical Journal October 2016, 37 (10) 1076-1081; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.10.14998
Husseiny Sh. Moussa
From the Botany Department (Moussa), Faculty of Women for Art, Science, and Education, Ain Shams University, the Microbiology Department (Bayoumi), Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern Sciences and Arts University, Cairo, Egypt, and the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Ali), College of Applied Medical Science, University of Dammam, Hafr Al Batin, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Faten S. Bayoumi
From the Botany Department (Moussa), Faculty of Women for Art, Science, and Education, Ain Shams University, the Microbiology Department (Bayoumi), Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern Sciences and Arts University, Cairo, Egypt, and the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Ali), College of Applied Medical Science, University of Dammam, Hafr Al Batin, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ahmed M. Ali
From the Botany Department (Moussa), Faculty of Women for Art, Science, and Education, Ain Shams University, the Microbiology Department (Bayoumi), Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern Sciences and Arts University, Cairo, Egypt, and the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Ali), College of Applied Medical Science, University of Dammam, Hafr Al Batin, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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