Diagnosing multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Britain - Clinical suspicion should drive rapid diagnosis

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Drobniewski, FA [1 ]
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[1] Univ London Kings Coll Hosp, Dulwich Publ Hlth Lab, Publ Hlth Lab Serv, Mycobacterium Reference Unit, London SE22 8QF, England
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10.1136/bmj.317.7168.1263
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R5 [内科学];
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