Implementing and evaluating standardised tuberculosis incident management for nonhousehold contacts in a large clinical network

Benjamin Patterson, Narinder Boparai, Jennifer Dekoningh, Sudy Anaraki, Jacqui White, Marc Lipman

Source: ERJ Open Res, 7 (3) 00270-2021; 10.1183/23120541.00270-2021
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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