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Microbiological Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children: Comparative Study of Induced Sputum and Gastric Lavage

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  1. Department of Neonatology and Pediatrics, SKIMS, Post Box no 1402, GPO Srinagar, Kashmir, India

    Umar Amin Qureshi

  2. Department of Pediatrics, SMGS Hospital, Jammu, India

    Ashok K. Gupta & Ravi Parihar

  3. Department of Microbiology, GMC, Jammu, India

    Bella Mahajan

  4. Department of Community Medicine, Amrita School of Medicine, AIMS, Kochi, Kerala, India

    Mariya Amin Qurieshi

  5. Department of Community Medicine, SKIMS, Srinagar, Kashmir, India

    Uruj Altaf

  6. Department of Surgery, SMHS Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India

    Kulwant Singh Bhau

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Qureshi, U.A., Gupta, A.K., Mahajan, B. et al. Microbiological Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children: Comparative Study of Induced Sputum and Gastric Lavage. Indian J Pediatr 78, 1429–1430 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-011-0452-7

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