Pleural biopsy in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children at a hospital of Lima - Peru

A. Navarro, J. P. Llanos, C. Mendoza, M. Falcon, M. Gutierrez, P. Chiarella (Lima, Peru)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Clinical and diagnostic problems in tuberculosis
Session: Clinical and diagnostic problems in tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2613
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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A. Navarro, J. P. Llanos, C. Mendoza, M. Falcon, M. Gutierrez, P. Chiarella (Lima, Peru). Pleural biopsy in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children at a hospital of Lima - Peru. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 2613

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