Indoor urban environment and conventional risk factors for paediatric tuberculosis among 1-12 years old children in a megacity in Pakistan: a matched case control study

A. Sahito (Hyderabad, Pakistan), F. Arif (Karachi, Pakistan), Z. Fatmi (Karachi, Pakistan), M. Kadir (Karachi, Pakistan)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Tuberculosis epidemiology, bronchiectasis, other infections and spirometry
Session: Tuberculosis epidemiology, bronchiectasis, other infections and spirometry
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2795
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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