Source: International Congress 2015 – Treatment of TB (MDR-TB): co-morbidities, adverse effects and outcomes
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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Soumaya Ben Saad (Bizerte, Tunisia), Islam Mejri, Soumaya Ben Saad, Hahaoua Daghfous, Mouna Ben Khlifa, Fatma Tritar. Factors influencing sputum smear conversion delay in tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 2695

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