Diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis is greatly improved by Xpert MTB/RIF

• Giulia Lombardi ,

  * E-mail: g.lombardi@unibo.it

  Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - Unit of Microbiology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna - S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6423-8358

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• Valentina Di Gregori,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Section of Hygiene and Public Health, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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• Nicolò Girometti,

  Affiliation Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences - Unit of Infectious Diseases, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna - S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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• Marina Tadolini,

  Affiliation Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences - Unit of Infectious Diseases, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna - S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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• Francesco Bisognin,

  Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - Unit of Microbiology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna - S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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• Paola Dal Monte

  Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - Unit of Microbiology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna - S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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