The delay from first symptom to definite diagnosis of pleural and pulmonary tuberculosis

I. Saada, S. Toujani, J. Cherif, N. Ben Salah, H. Zakhama, N. Mehiri, Z. Souissi, B. Louzir, J. Daghfous, M. Beji (Tunis, Tunisia)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Session: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3057
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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