Investigation of pulmonary TB cluster amongst health care workers involving a neonatal intensive care unit

S. Murphy, S. Stothard, K. Eastham, K. Coxall, M. Abu-Harb, R. Koener, T. Cresswell (Sunderland, Newcastle, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Tuberculosis: epidemiology and public health
Session: Tuberculosis: epidemiology and public health
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1447
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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