High Rates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among Socially Marginalized Immigrants in Low-Incidence Area, 1991–2010, Italy
Migration from low- and middle-income countries to high-income countries increasingly determines the severity of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the adopted country. Socially marginalized groups, about whom little is known, may account for a reservoir of TB among the immigrant populations. We investigate...
Main Authors: | Baussano, Iacopo, Mercadante, Silvio, Pareek, Manish, Lalvani, Ajit, Bugiani, Massimiliano |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810899/ |
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