Source: Eur Respir J, 51 (1) 1701578; 10.1183/13993003.01578-2017
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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Carlos Acuña-Villaorduña, Edward C. Jones-López, Geisa Fregona, Patricia Marques-Rodrigues, Mary Gaeddert, Carolina Geadas, David Jamil Hadad, Laura F. White, Lucilia Pereira Dutra Molina, Solange Vinhas, Rodrigo Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Padmini Salgame, Moises Palaci, David Alland, Jerrold J. Ellner, Reynaldo Dietze. Intensity of exposure to pulmonary tuberculosis determines risk of tuberculosis infection and disease. Eur Respir J, 51 (1) 1701578; 10.1183/13993003.01578-2017

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