Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment completion and complication in Leeds, UK

R. Ahmed, M. Arif, D. Hopper, C. Mullarkey, S. Moffitt, J. Watson (Leeds, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Management of tuberculosis
Session: Management of tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2608
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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