HIV infection and diagnostic tests for pleural tuberculosis

M. J. Hopley, M. L. Wong, I. Ganchi (Soweto, South Africa)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Diagnosis of TB
Session: Diagnosis of TB
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2487
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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M. J. Hopley, M. L. Wong, I. Ganchi (Soweto, South Africa). HIV infection and diagnostic tests for pleural tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2001; 16: Suppl. 31, 2487

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