MDR-TB: Early screening or future screaming

Amitabh Das Shukla (Allahabad, India), Amitabh Das Shukla, Abhinav Chaudhary, Tariq Mahmood, Alok Chandra

Source: International Congress 2016 – Epidemiological insights into tuberculosis pathogenesis
Session: Epidemiological insights into tuberculosis pathogenesis
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2746
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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