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• M. tuberculosis DNA detection in nasopharyngeal mucosa can precede tuberculosis development in contacts.

  Balcells ME, Huilcamán M, Peña C, Castillo C, Carvajal C, Scioscia N, García P. Balcells ME, et al. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 Jun;20(6):848-52. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0872. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016. PMID: 27155192
• Positive bacteriological results among contacts of patients with active tuberculosis.

  Frieden TR. Frieden TR. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 Oct;20(10):1416. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0459. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016. PMID: 27725056 No abstract available.