High completion rates with directly observed preventive treatment (DOPT) of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in Ethiopian immigrants (EI) to Israel

H. Bishara, L. Ore, N. Armaly, D. Weiler Ravell (Nazareth, , Haifa, Israel)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: epidemiology I
Session: Tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: epidemiology I
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2652
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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