Identifying components for programmatic latent tuberculosis infection control in the European Union

Individuals with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) are the reservoir of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a population and as long as this reservoir exists, elimination of tuberculosis (TB) will not be feasible. In 2013, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) started an assessm...

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Main Authors: Sandgren, Andreas, Vonk Noordegraaf-Schouten, Jannigje M, Oordt-Speets, Anouk M, van Kessel, Gerarda B, de Vlas, Sake J, van der Werf, Marieke J
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5144935/