A tale of two settings: the role of the Beijing genotype in the epidemiology of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Stagg Helen R., Cohen Ted, Becerra Mercedes C., Anderson Laura F., Abubakar Ibrahim

Source: Eur Respir J 2014; 43: 632-635
Journal Issue: February
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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