Outbreak of multidrug-resistant TB in a cyber-gaming cafe

Y. T. Wang, C. Chee, S. H. Gan, J. Cutter, J. Lim, S. Solhan, P. L. Ooi, C. K. Koh, H. K. Lim, L. H. Sng, L. Y. Hsu (Singapore, Singapore)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection: diagnosis and treatment
Session: Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection: diagnosis and treatment
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2838
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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