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1. 1 2. Theaim today is to cover three focus areas1stAreaMANAGEMENT OF SUSPECTED / CONFIRMED CASES OF INFECTIOUS TUBERCULOSIS2ndArea3rdAreaTracing HCWs exposed to patient…
Chapter 10 Diagnosis of TB: state of the art Jonathan G. Peter*, Richard N. van Zyl-Smit*, Claudia M. Denkinger# and Madhukar Pai",+ SUMMARY: Rapid, affordable and accurate…
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