Prevalence of national treatment algorithm defined smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV positive patients in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.

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Published in BMC Res Notes on August 28, 2014

Authors

Laure Stella Ghoma Linguissi, Pembe Issamou Mayengue, Anissa Sidibé, Jeannhey C Vouvoungui, Mitawa Missontsa, Igor Kevin Madzou-Laboum, Gaston Bango Essassa, Sunny Oyakhirome, Matthias Frank, Veronique Penlap, Francine Ntoumi1

Author Affiliations

1: Fondation Congolaise pour la Recherche Médicale, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. fntoumi@fcrm-congo.com.

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