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A new mathematical model to identify contacts with recent and remote latent tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) elimination programmes need to target preventive treatment to groups with an increased risk of TB activation, such as individuals with a latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) acquired recently. Current diagnostic tests for LTBI have poor predictive values for TB activation and there...

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Autores principales: Fröberg, Gabrielle, Wahren Borgström, Emilie, Chryssanthou, Erja, Correia-Neves, Margarida, Källenius, Gunilla, Bruchfeld, Judith
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6556559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31205929
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00078-2019