Efficiency of molecular methods for epidemiological investigation in tuberculosis (TB)

K. Kruczak, E. Augustynowicz-Kopec, M. Kozinska, G. Passak-Standa, M. Duplaga, Z. Zwolska, E. Nizankowska-Mogilnicka (Krakow, Warsaw, Poland)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculosis: epidemiological and public health features
Session: Tuberculosis: epidemiological and public health features
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2872
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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