Two major problems in TB patients today: MDR and the abandoned therapy

G. Barbulescu, L. Badulescu (Bucharest, Romania)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Challenges in tuberculosis control
Session: Challenges in tuberculosis control
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4364
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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