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Usefulness of E-test strips for testing susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains

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  1. Department of Clinical Microbiology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Avenida Reyes Católicos 2, 28040, Madrid, Spain

    J. Esteban & A. Ortiz

  2. Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Carretera de Majadahonda a Pozuelo, 28220, Majadahonda, Spain

    M. S. Jiménez

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Esteban, J., Ortiz, A. & Jiménez, M.S. Usefulness of E-test strips for testing susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 24, 856–857 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-005-0042-6

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