Immune responses in lungs of patients with tuberculous pleural effusion without pulmonary tuberculosis

M. Meriem, J. Cherif, S. Toujani, L. Bouhaja, Y. Ouahchi, N. Ben Salah, H. Zakhama, J. Daghfous, B. Louzir, S. Boubaker, A. Ben Hmida, N. Mehiri, M. Béji (Tunis, Tunisia)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis: clinical aspects
Session: Tuberculosis: clinical aspects
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2801
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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