Improved treatment outcome of MDR-TB in Eastern Taiwan: Reducing default rate by DOTS Plus

C. B. Lin, J. J. Lee, H. C. Sun (Hualien, Taiwan)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis: clinical epidemiology and public health
Session: Tuberculosis: clinical epidemiology and public health
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4692
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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C. B. Lin, J. J. Lee, H. C. Sun (Hualien, Taiwan). Improved treatment outcome of MDR-TB in Eastern Taiwan: Reducing default rate by DOTS Plus. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 4692

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