Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Specific tuberculosis management problems in children and adolescents
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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P. Baghaei Shiva, P. Tabarsi, P. Farnia, D. Mansouri, M. R. Masjedi (Tehran, Islamic Republic Of Iran). Gastric washing for diagnosis of tuberculosis in patients unable to expectorate sputum: promising result. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 2417

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