Controlling latent TB tuberculosis infection in high-burden countries: A neglected strategy to end TB

Gavin J. Churchyard; Sue Swindells

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002787

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Controlling latent TB tuberculosis infection in high-burden countries: A neglected strategy to end TB

Gavin J. Churchyard ,

* E-mail: gchurchyard@auruminstitute.org

Affiliations Aurum Institute, Parktown, South Africa, University of Witwatersrand, School of Public Health, Johannesburg, South Africa, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4269-3699

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Sue Swindells

Affiliation University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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Controlling latent TB tuberculosis infection in high-burden countries: A neglected strategy to end TB

Gavin J. Churchyard,
Sue Swindells

Published: April 23, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002787

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