Treatment of MDR tuberculosis in Switzerland. A case control study

W. Karrer, H. Shang, P. Brun (Crans-Montana, Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Risk factors and treatment outcomes in multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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