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Risk for latent and active tuberculosis in Germany

PURPOSE: Few individuals that are latently infected with M. tuberculosis latent tuberculosis infection(LTBI) progress to active disease. We investigated risk factors for LTBI and active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in Germany. METHODS: Healthy household contacts (HHCs), health care workers (HCWs) ex...

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Autores principales: Herzmann, Christian, Sotgiu, Giovanni, Bellinger, Oswald, Diel, Roland, Gerdes, Silke, Goetsch, Udo, Heykes-Uden, Helga, Schaberg, Tom, Lange, Christoph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5488071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27866367
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-016-0963-2