Tuberculosis screening in refugees under the age of five – Worth the effort?

Folke Brinkmann (Hannover, Germany), Folke Brinkmann, Stefanie Benzrath, Johannes Forster, Sylvia Tyman, Miriam Eilers, Jan Roschinsky, Cordula Koerner-Rettberg

Source: International Congress 2016 – Latent tuberculosis infection
Session: Latent tuberculosis infection
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3041
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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Folke Brinkmann (Hannover, Germany), Folke Brinkmann, Stefanie Benzrath, Johannes Forster, Sylvia Tyman, Miriam Eilers, Jan Roschinsky, Cordula Koerner-Rettberg. Tuberculosis screening in refugees under the age of five – Worth the effort?. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 3041

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