The significance of smear result at two month in pulmonary tuberculosis

M. V. Cirstoniu, V. I. Muresan (Cluj Napoca, Romania)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
Session: Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3440
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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