Treatment of latent infection to achieve tuberculosis elimination in low-incidence countries

Jonathon R. Campbell; David Dowdy; Kevin Schwartzman

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002824

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Treatment of latent infection to achieve tuberculosis elimination in low-incidence countries

Jonathon R. Campbell,

Affiliations McGill International TB Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada, Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montréal Chest Institute, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2341-2166

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David Dowdy,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Kevin Schwartzman

* E-mail: kevin.schwartzman@mcgill.ca

Affiliations McGill International TB Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada, Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montréal Chest Institute, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3354-1159

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Treatment of latent infection to achieve tuberculosis elimination in low-incidence countries

Jonathon R. Campbell,
David Dowdy,
Kevin Schwartzman

Published: June 6, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002824

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