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. 2022 Dec 12;108(1):235-236.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0590.

Tuberculosis "Autoregression": A Historical Context

Robert S Wallis
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Tuberculosis "Autoregression": A Historical Context

Robert S Wallis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Long-term outcomes of pulmonary TB in the pre-chemotherapy era, according to the radiographic extent of disease at diagnosis. Relapses occurred when active disease recurred in previously arrested cases. Adapted from reference 2. TB = tuberculosis.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Cumulative risk of tuberculosis (TB) recurrence in US military recruits presenting with serofibrinous effusion prior to the advent of TB chemotherapy. Adapted from reference 4.
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