A Cuban successful history on antituberculosis treatment and drug resistance surveillance

L. Armas, E. Montoro, E. Gonzalez-Ochoa, J. A. Valdivia-Alvarez (Havana, Cuba)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Specific problems in caring for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and tuberculosis/HIV cases
Session: Specific problems in caring for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and tuberculosis/HIV cases
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 4124
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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