Drug resistance pattern of M. tuberculosis in category II treatment failure pulmonary tuberculosis patients
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A STUDY OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS DRUG RESISTANCE IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
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عنوان ژورنال: Ibrahim Medical College Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1999-9704,1999-9690
DOI: 10.3329/imcj.v7i1.17741