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Validation of GeneXpert using extrapulmonary samples at the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory in Lesotho

Published:2023-05 Issue:1 Volume:5 Page:52-60
ISSN:2664-2549
Container-title:The Journal of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology of South Africa
language:en
Short-container-title:The Journal of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology of South Africa

Author:

Morabe N¹^ORCID,Mfengwana PH¹^ORCID,Olivier D¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Health Science, Faculty of Health and Environmental Science, Central University of Technology, South Africa

Publisher

Medpharm Publications

Subject

General Medicine

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