Diagnostics and treatment of tuberculous pleurisy (TBP)

I. Motus, S. Skorniakov, A. Malceva, S. Melyah (Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Clinical epidemiology of tuberculosis I
Session: Clinical epidemiology of tuberculosis I
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2444
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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