New research and development strategy for tuberculosis diagnostics urgently needed

被引:5
作者
Batz, Hans-Georg [1 ]
Casenghi, Martina [3 ]
Cooke, Graham S. [1 ]
Hargreaves, Sally [2 ]
Reid, Steven D. [1 ]
Syed, Javid [4 ]
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[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Infect Dis, London, England
[2] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Int Hlth Unit, Dept Infect Dis & Immun, London, England
[3] Medecins Sans Frontieres, Geneva, Switzerland
[4] Treatment Act Grp, New York, NY USA
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10.1016/S1473-3099(12)70166-4
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R51 [传染病];
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