A study of utility of mantoux test in the suspected cases of tuberculosis at a tertiary health care center

 

Bharat Toshniwal^*, Pankaj Magar^*, Gauri Godbole^**

 

^*Assistant Professor, ^**Professor and HOD, Department of Respiratory Medicine SKNMC and GH Narhe Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA.

Email: bharattosh@gmail.com

 

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