LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Using virtually observed treatment (VOT) for hard to manage tuberculosis: A pilot study.

S. Hemming, A. Story, L. Possas, S. Yates, G. Ferenando, P. Windish, R. Aldridge, A. Hayward, E. Garber, M. Lipman, J. Watson (London, Colindale, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in subpopulations
Session: Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in subpopulations
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1601
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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