Tuberculosis - The threat re-emerges

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 176-179

  Breslin, A B X ^a  

^a ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infection: cross infection, Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; ASIA; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AUSTRALIA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029868446     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9602400208     Document Type: Conference Paper

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