title: Sputum smear microscopy in tuberculosis: is it still relevant?
authors: Department of Microbiology, Bhopal Memorial Hospital & Research Centre, Raisen Bypass Road, Karond, Bhopal 462 038, India. prabhadesikan@yahoo.com
authors: Prabha
authors: P
authors: Desikan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
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