Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Management of infection and tuberculous diseases II
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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A. Uysal, S. Altin, I. Tas (Istanbul, Turkey). How many sputum smears are necessary for case finding in pulmonary tuberculosis in a out-patient clinic?. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 3974

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