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Current Diagnosis of Infant Tuberculosis Infection.

One of the most extraordinary characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is its capacity to remain within the host's tissues for a long period of time. There is an enormous reservoir of persons latently infected with tuberculosis (LTBI) estimated at about a third of the world'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Antas, Paulo Renato Zuquim
Otros Autores: Santos, Dilvani Oliveira, Pinheiro, Roberta Olmo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sharjah : Bentham Science Publishers, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:One of the most extraordinary characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is its capacity to remain within the host's tissues for a long period of time. There is an enormous reservoir of persons latently infected with tuberculosis (LTBI) estimated at about a third of the world's population. From this reservoir arise about 10 million new cases of active TB and more than two million deaths occur annually. Current Diagnosis of Infant Tuberculosis Infection covers problems concerning the diagnosis of LTBI, giving an overview of commercially available options and, unlike most reviews on.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (115 pages)
ISBN:9781608053025
1608053024