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The Global Burden of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Re-estimation Using Mathematical Modelling

BACKGROUND: The existing estimate of the global burden of latent TB infection (LTBI) as “one-third” of the world population is nearly 20 y old. Given the importance of controlling LTBI as part of the End TB Strategy for eliminating TB by 2050, changes in demography and scientific understanding, and...

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Autores principales: Houben, Rein M. G. J., Dodd, Peter J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5079585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27780211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002152