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Comparison of screening strategies to improve the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in the HIV-positive population: a cohort study
BACKGROUND: HIV is the most important risk factor for progression of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) to active tuberculosis (TB). Detection and treatment of LTBI is necessary to reduce the increasing burden of TB in the UK, but a unified LTBI screening approach has not been adopted. OBJECTIVE:...
Autores principales: | Pollock, Katrina M, Tam, Herman, Grass, Lisa, Bowes, Sharleen, Cooke, Graham S, Pareek, Manish, Montamat-Sicotte, Damien, Kapembwa, Moses, Taylor, Graham P, Lalvani, Ajit |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Group
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3293130/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22382123 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000762 |
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