Childhood tuberculosis outbreaks in EU/EEA: A systematic review

G. Sotgiu, B. Bourdin Trunz, G. B. Migliori, L. D'Ambrosio, R. Centis, R. Godfrey, M. Tadolini, G. Besozzi, A. Sandgren, M. J. van der Werf (Sassari, Tradate, , Milan, Italy; Geneva, Switzerland; Dashwood, United Kingdom; Stockholm, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in subpopulations
Session: Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in subpopulations
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1610
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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