The prevalence of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection based on an interferon-γ release assay: a cross-sectional survey among urban adults in Mwanza, Tanzania.
<h4>Introduction</h4>One third of the world's population is estimated to be latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (LTBI). Surveys of LTBI are rarely performed in resource poor TB high endemic countries like Tanzania although low-income countries harbor the largest burden...
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Auteurs principaux: | Andreas V Jensen, Lotte Jensen, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Martine G Aabye, George Praygod, Jeremiah Kidola, Maria Faurholt-Jepsen, John Changalucha, Nyagosya Range, Henrik Krarup, Henrik Friis, Aase B Andersen |
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2013
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