Detecting pulmonary involvement in extra-pulmonary tuberculosis using chest radiographs (CXR) and sputum sampling: What happens in practice?

S. Bartington, M. Lipman, J. Cleverley, C. Cash, I. Cropley, S. Hopkins (London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Session: Pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2707
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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