The use of monoclonal antibodies to identify mycobacteria grown in culture in Zimbabwe

Tubercle and Lung Disease - Tập 74 - Trang 195-199 - 1993
P.R. Mason1, L. Gwanzura2, O. Lowe2, A.H.J. Kolk3
1Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zimbabwe Medical School, Harare, Zimbabwe
2National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, Public Health Laboratory, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
3N.H. Swellengrebel Laboratory of Tropical Hygiene, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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