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Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of tuberculosis and drug resistance in Indian children

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, BJ Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India

    Ira Shah & Yashashree Gupta

  2. Departments of Neonatology, Cloudnine Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Amitoj Singh Chhina & Arvind Shenoi

  3. Cloudnine Hospital, Jayanagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    R. Kishore Kumar & Anubhava Patel

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Shah, I., Gupta, Y., Chhina, A.S. et al. Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of tuberculosis and drug resistance in Indian children. Indian Pediatr 53, 837–839 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-016-0943-8

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