Improving tuberculosis case finding through active contact tracing: A community based cross-sectional survey in central Ethiopia

Lorenzo Cirri (Asella, Ethiopia), Lorenzo Cirri, Andreas Schoenfeld, Tafese Beyene Tufa, Torsten Feldt, Dieter Haeussinger

Source: International Congress 2016 – Microbiology: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and PCR
Session: Microbiology: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and PCR
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2784
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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