Xpert MTB/RIF Assay Shortens Airborne Isolation for Hospitalized Patients With Presumptive Tuberculosis in the United States - Lippincott, Christopher K.; Miller, Melissa B.; Popowitch, Elena B.; Hanrahan, Colleen F.; Van Rie, Annelies (Clinical infectious diseases, 2014)
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