The Replacement Principle of Tuberculosis. Why Prevention Matters

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Christopher C Whalen. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016.

. 2016 Aug 15;194(4):400-1.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201603-0439ED.

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The Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States.
Mancuso JD, Diffenderfer JM, Ghassemieh BJ, Horne DJ, Kao TC. Mancuso JD, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Aug 15;194(4):501-9. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201508-1683OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016. PMID: 26866439 Free PMC article.

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