A tale of two settings: The role of the Beijing genotype in the rise of multidrug resistant tuberculosis

H. R. Stagg, T. Cohen, M. C. Becerra, L. F. Anderson, I. Abubakar (London, United Kingdom; Boston, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Drug-resistant tuberculosis: new clinical and public health insights
Session: Drug-resistant tuberculosis: new clinical and public health insights
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 193
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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