Early negative sputum culture among patients treated for multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in a government hospital in Rio de Janeiro

J. Subilhaga, R. Almeida, L. Marques, S. Romano (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease: clinical epidemiology 1
Session: Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease: clinical epidemiology 1
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2622
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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J. Subilhaga, R. Almeida, L. Marques, S. Romano (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Early negative sputum culture among patients treated for multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in a government hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 2622

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