Tuberculous empyema: Risk factors and prognosis

Soumaya Ben Saad (Bizerte, Tunisia), Bouthaina Melki, Soumaya Ben Saad, Hahaoua Daghfous, Mouna Ben Khlifa, Fatma Tritar

Source: International Congress 2015 – Case series and clinical conundrums in TB
Session: Case series and clinical conundrums in TB
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2760
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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