Pattern of drug resistance in TB patients treated at DR TB unit in tertiary care public sector hospital in Karachi Pakistan

S. Baig, S. Qayyum, N. Saifullal, N. Ahmed, I. Ahmed (Karachi, Pakistan)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Drug-resistant tuberculosis
Session: Drug-resistant tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2815
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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