Are there geographical differences in the microbiology of pleural infection?

M. Hassan (Oxford, United Kingdom), T. Cargill (Oxford, United Kingdom), J. Corcoran (Oxford, United Kingdom), E. Harriss (Oxford, United Kingdom), R. Asciak (Oxford, United Kingdom), R. Mercer (Oxford, United Kingdom), R. Hallifax (Oxford, United Kingdom), N. Rahman (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Clinical challenges in respiratory infection
Session: Clinical challenges in respiratory infection
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4686
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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