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Transmission dynamics of pulmonary tuberculosis between autochthonous and immigrant sub-populations

BACKGROUND: The overall incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Western Europe has been declining since the 19(th )Century. However, immigrant sub-groups from high-prevalence countries are slowing down this trend. The aim of this study was to describe how immigration influences TB transmission in Germany....

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Autores principales: Barniol, Judit, Niemann, Stefan, Louis, Valérie R, Brodhun, Bonita, Dreweck, Caroline, Richter, Elvira, Becher, Heiko, Haas, Walter, Junghanss, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19961606
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-197