Source: Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 956-973
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections



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Mack U., Migliori G. B., Sester M., Rieder H. L., Ehlers S., Goletti D., Bossink A., Magdorf K., Holscher C., Kampmann B., Arend S. M., Detjen A., Bothamley G., Zellweger J. P., Milburn H., Diel R., Ravn P., Cobelens F., Cardona P. J., Kan B., Solovic I., Duarte R., Cirillo D. M., C. Lange for the TBNET. LTBI: latent tuberculosis infection or lasting immune responses to M. tuberculosis? A TBNET consensus statement. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 956-973

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