Treatment outcomes among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases at a referral hospital of infectious diseases in Italy

Gina Gualano (Roma, Italy), Gina Gualano, Rocco Urso, Rosati Silvia, Tonnarini Roberto, Biagioli Daniele, Matteucci Giuseppe, Ghirga Piero, Murachelli Silvia, Di Caro Antonino, Biava Gianluigi, Goletti Delia, Girardi Enrico, Ippolito Giuseppe, Lauria Francesco Nicola, Palmieri Fabrizio

Source: International Congress 2016 – Update on drug-resistant tuberculosis
Session: Update on drug-resistant tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2688
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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