Prevalence of latent TB infection among asylum seekers in emergency accommodation in Cologne, Germany

Florian Neuhann, Natalie Funke, Anne Bunte, Claudia Beiersmann

Source: ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00067-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00067-2019
Journal Issue: April
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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