Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Children Migrating to Australia

Authors :: Laemmle-Ruff, Ingrid
Graham, Stephen M.
Williams, Bridget
Horyniak, Danielle
Majumdar, Suman S.
Paxton, Georgia A.
Caplice, Lila V. Soares
Hellard, Margaret E.
Trauer, James M.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. September, 2022, Vol. 28 Issue 9, p1833, 9 p.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading contributor to the burden of infectious disease worldwide, causing >1.2 million deaths in 2019 (1,2). Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), defined as infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis [...]

Subjects :: Tuberculosis -- Diagnosis -- Risk factors -- Statistics
Communicable diseases in children -- Diagnosis -- Risk factors -- Statistics
Pediatric research
Health

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