Progression to tuberculosis disease increases with multiple exposures

Robyn S. Lee, Jean-François Proulx, Dick Menzies, Marcel A. Behr

Source: Eur Respir J 2016; 48: 1682-1689
Journal Issue: December
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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