An audit of diagnosis and chemoprophylaxis treatment of latent tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) in TB contact patients in a district general hospital (DGH) in the United Kingdom (UK)

N. Ahmad, J. Yin, D. Singh, A. Saleem, H. Moudgil, J. Beddows, K. Srinivasan (Telford, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - What is new in the diagnosis of tuberculosis?
Session: What is new in the diagnosis of tuberculosis?
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 5005
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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