Bacteriological confirmation in a series of patients with exudative pleural colections, presumed of tuberculous origin

R.D. Vasilescu (Bucharest, Romania)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculosis: clinical findings III
Session: Tuberculosis: clinical findings III
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2622
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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R.D. Vasilescu (Bucharest, Romania). Bacteriological confirmation in a series of patients with exudative pleural colections, presumed of tuberculous origin. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 2622

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