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157 - Tuberculosis

from Part XVIII - Specific organisms: bacteria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2015

Jay B. Mehta
Affiliation:
East Tennessee State University
Asim K. Dutt
Affiliation:
Melharry Medical College
David Schlossberg
Affiliation:
Temple University, Philadelphia
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  • Tuberculosis
  • Edited by David Schlossberg, Temple University, Philadelphia
  • Book: Clinical Infectious Disease
  • Online publication: 05 April 2015
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139855952.176
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  • Tuberculosis
  • Edited by David Schlossberg, Temple University, Philadelphia
  • Book: Clinical Infectious Disease
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  • Tuberculosis
  • Edited by David Schlossberg, Temple University, Philadelphia
  • Book: Clinical Infectious Disease
  • Online publication: 05 April 2015
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139855952.176
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