Active tuberculosis case finding among immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Rome, Italy

E. Girardi, M. Saneschepisi, C. Fellus, N. Bevilacqua, M. Vecchi, P. Piselli, S. Geraci, G. Battagin, G. Silvestrin, A. Vela, P. Benedetti, G. Gualano, F. N. Lauria (Rome, Nettuno, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Tuberculosis in special populations
Session: Tuberculosis in special populations
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3015
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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