Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among household contacts and community controls in South India

P. Narasimhan, J. Wood, R. Peter, R. Ranganathan, A. Manoharan, C. R. MacIntyre, D. Mathai (Sydney, Australia; Vellore, Hyderabad, India)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection: diagnosis and treatment
Session: Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection: diagnosis and treatment
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2841
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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