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Latent tuberculosis infection in foreign-born communities: Import vs. transmission in The Netherlands derived through mathematical modelling

While tuberculosis (TB) represents a significant disease burden worldwide, low-incidence countries strive to reach the WHO target of pre-elimination by 2035. Screening for TB in immigrants is an important component of the strategy to reduce the TB burden in low-incidence settings. An important optio...

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Autores principales: Korthals Altes, Hester, Kloet, Serieke, Cobelens, Frank, Bootsma, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5812587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29444122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192282