Tuberculosis screening in asylum seekers in Germany, 2015: characteristics of cases and yield

Lena Fiebig, Barbara Hauer, Marta Andrés, Walter Haas

Source: Eur Respir J, 50 (4) 1602550; 10.1183/13993003.02550-2016
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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