Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis: epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment

G. B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Infection year in review
Session: Infection year in review
Session type: Hot topics
Number: 335
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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