Zoonotic tuberculosis in humans assessed by next-generation sequencing: an 18-month nationwide study in Lebanon

Salam El Achkar, Christine Demanche, Marwan Osman, Rayane Rafei, Mohamad Bachar Ismail, Cyril Gaudin, Stéphanie Duthoy, Frédérique De Matos, Hiam Yaacoub, Claire Pinçon, Monzer Hamze, Philip Supply

Source: Eur Respir J, 55 (1) 1900513; 10.1183/13993003.00513-2019
Journal Issue: January
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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