A severity-of-illness score for tuberculosis in the intensive care unit

C. Koegelenberg, C. Balkema, Y. Jooste, J. Taljaard, E. Irusen (Cape Town, South Africa)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Tuberculosis: from epidemiology to therapy 1
Session: Tuberculosis: from epidemiology to therapy 1
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2651
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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