Under-reporting TB in an universitary hospital of central Italy

L. Melosini, U. Vetrano, F. Menichetti, M. Cristofano, M. Giraldi, L. Gabbrielli, C. Garzelli, F. Aquilini, P. Paggiaro (Pisa, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Tuberculosis epidemiology
Session: Tuberculosis epidemiology
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 5613
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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