The main clinical problem of increasing resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MT) to first-line anti-TB drugs

A. Papavassiliou, A. Tsaroucha, J. Giozos, E. Papandreou, S. Nikolaou, A. Skroumbellou, B. Sgountzos, B. Tamvakis, D. Chatzilia, S. Kanavaki, E. Malesios (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Resistant and MDR tuberculosis
Session: Resistant and MDR tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4139
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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