Study of prevalence of drug resistance in tuberculosis (TB) patients attending a tertiary care hospital at Mumbai

Swapnil Kulkarni (Aurangabad, India), Pratibha Singhal, Swapnil Kulkarni, Gurraunaq Singh

Source: International Congress 2016 – Epidemiological insights into tuberculosis pathogenesis
Session: Epidemiological insights into tuberculosis pathogenesis
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2748
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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