Erratum: Longer hospital stay is associated with high rates of tuberculosis-related morbidity and mortality within 12 months after discharge in a referral hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa
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1. Division of Infectious Disease, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 2. University of Botswana Medical School, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana; 3. Botswana-UPenn Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana; 4. Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; 5. University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; 6. University of Western Ontario; School of Medicine, Botswana, 7. Botswana National TB Program, Gaborone, Botswana 8. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Author's response to reviews Title:Longer hospital stay is associated with higher rates of tuberculosis-related morbidity and mortality within 12 months after discharge in a referral hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa Authors:
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