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. 2015 May-Jun;32(3):205-7.
doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.156210.

Management of latent tuberculosis infection: An evidence-based approach

Madhukar Pai  1 , Camilla Rodrigues  2
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Management of latent tuberculosis infection: An evidence-based approach

Madhukar Pai et al. Lung India. 2015 May-Jun.
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Figure 1
World Health Organization algorithm for latent tuberculosis infection management. Source: Adapted from WHO, Geneva[8]
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