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Vol. 44. Issue 10.
Pages 551-566 (January 2008)
Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR)
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Tuberculosis
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Juan Ruiz-Manzanoa,
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Correspondence: J. Ruiz Manzano Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol Carretera del Canyet, s/n 08916 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
, Rafael Blanquerb, José Luis Calpec, José A. Caminerod, Joan Caylàe, José A. Domínguezf, José María Garcíag, Rafael Vidalh
a Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
b Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, Valencia, Spain
c Sección de Neumología, Hospital de la Marina Baixa, La Villajoiosa, Alicante, Spain
d Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Juan Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
e Agencia de Salud Pública, Barcelona, Spain
f Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
g Sección de Neumología, Hospital San Agustín, Avilés, Asturias, Spain
h Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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