Molecular techniques v. conventional culture: Should there really be a debate?

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2025.v31i2.3653

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S D Maasdorp
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
B van der Westhuizen
Department of Microbiology, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

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Maasdorp SD, van der Westhuizen B. Molecular techniques v. conventional culture: Should there really be a debate?. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 4 [cited 2025 Jul. 11];31(2):e3653. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/3653
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Maasdorp SD, van der Westhuizen B. Molecular techniques v. conventional culture: Should there really be a debate?. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 4 [cited 2025 Jul. 11];31(2):e3653. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/3653

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