Identifying pulmonary tuberculosis in emergency rooms: a decision instrument for rapid patient isolation

A. Hamzaoui, P. Lesprit, B. Maitre, L. Deforges, S. Aberrane, E. Girou, B. Housset (Creteil, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Drug-resistant and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Session: Drug-resistant and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2689
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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