Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Epidemiological and clinical aspects of tuberculosis control
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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N. Durmus, M. Solakoglu Ucar, F. Ozturk, D. Polat, E. Torun (Istanbul, Bingol, Turkey). Factors affecting sputum conversion time in patients with smear positive tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 2577

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