Reasons of ineffective DOTS in prison: amplification and mixed infection

S. Mishustin, A. Adamyan, E. Andreev, A. Barnashov, L. Blinova, N. Kurepina, B. Kreiswirth (Tomsk, Russia; New York, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Management and resistance features in tuberculosis
Session: Management and resistance features in tuberculosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 371
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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