Active case finding among contacts of sputum smear positive tuberculosis patients in rural and urban Sindh Pakistan

S. Qayyum, S. Baig, R. Akhtar, S. A. Shah (Karachi, Pakistan)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis: epidemiology and public health management II
Session: Tuberculosis: epidemiology and public health management II
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4447
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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S. Qayyum, S. Baig, R. Akhtar, S. A. Shah (Karachi, Pakistan). Active case finding among contacts of sputum smear positive tuberculosis patients in rural and urban Sindh Pakistan. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 4447

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