The definition of tuberculosis infection based on the spectrum of tuberculosis disease

Giovanni Battista Migliori, Catherine W.M. Ong, Linda Petrone, Lia D'Ambrosio, Rosella Centis, Delia Goletti

Source: Breathe, 17 (3) 210079; 10.1183/20734735.0079-2021
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