Knowledge and attitudes of chest physicians regarding screening of household contacts of MDR TB patients & infection control.

Z. Udwadia (Mumbai, India), S. Ganatra (Mumbai, India), H. Poonawala (Chennai, India), G. Kishore (Mumbai, India), J. Mullerpattan (Mumbai, India)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Drug-resistant tuberculosis
Session: Drug-resistant tuberculosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3684
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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