TB and M/XDR-TB infection control in European TB reference centres: the Achilles’ heel?
Sotgiu G., D’Ambrosio L., Centis R., Bothamley G., Cirillo D.M., De Lorenzo S., Guenther G., Kliiman K., Muetterlein R., Spinu V., Villar M., Zellweger J.P., Sandgren A., Huitric E., Lange C., Manissero D., Migliori G.B.
Source: Eur Respir J 2011; 38: 1221-1223
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Sotgiu G., D’Ambrosio L., Centis R., Bothamley G., Cirillo D.M., De Lorenzo S., Guenther G., Kliiman K., Muetterlein R., Spinu V., Villar M., Zellweger J.P., Sandgren A., Huitric E., Lange C., Manissero D., Migliori G.B.. TB and M/XDR-TB infection control in European TB reference centres: the Achilles’ heel?. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: 1221-1223
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