Active case finding for tuberculosis among prisoners in Karachi, Pakistan.

W. Jamal (Karachi, Pakistan), K. Azeemi (Karachi, Pakistan), M. Waqar (Karachi, Pakistan), K. Ikram (Karachi, Pakistan), S. Zaidi (Karachi, Pakistan), S. Habib (Karachi, Pakistan)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Tuberculosis: from diagnosis to complications
Session: Tuberculosis: from diagnosis to complications
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2954
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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