Progression to Active Tuberculosis, but Not Transmission, Varies byMycobacterium tuberculosisLineage in The Gambia
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- 1 October 2008
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 198 (7), 1037-1043
- https://doi.org/10.1086/591504
Abstract
Background. There is considerable variability in the outcome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. We hypothesized that Mycobacterium africanum wasKeywords
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