Pleural tuberculosis

F. Chermiti Ben Abdallah, D. Achour Djelassi, R. Mahouachi, H. Kwas, S. Maalej, S. Taktak, A. BenKheder (Ariana, Tunisia)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Extrapulmonary tuberculosis and non-tuberculous-mycobacteria (NTM) infections
Session: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis and non-tuberculous-mycobacteria (NTM) infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2471
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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