Efficacy of endoscopic diagnostics in smear-negative TB

I. Sivokozov, I. Shumskaya, O. Lovacheva, G. Evgushenko, L. Chernousova (Moscow, Russian Federation)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Tuberculosis: diagnosis
Session: Tuberculosis: diagnosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2603
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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