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Prevalence of latent tuberculosis in homeless persons: A single-centre cross-sectional study, Germany
PURPOSE: Homeless persons have a high risk for tuberculosis. The prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and the risk for a progression to active tuberculosis is higher in the homeless than in the general population. The objective was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of tuberculosis/lat...
Autores principales: | von Streit, Friederike, Bartels, Christoph, Kuczius, Thorsten, Cassier, Christoph, Gardemann, Joachim, Schaumburg, Frieder |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6435138/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30913275 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214556 |
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