Recurrent TB in Ireland is predominantly due to relapsed infection and is frequently associated with poor compliance with therapy

Laura Gleeson (Dublin, Ireland), Laura Gleeson, Philomena Raftery, Margaret Fitzgibbon, Mary O’Meara, Thomas Rogers, Joseph Keane

Source: International Congress 2016 – Tuberculosis: the elderly, the diabetic, the unusual, and the severe
Session: Tuberculosis: the elderly, the diabetic, the unusual, and the severe
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2668
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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