Facing the Crisis: Improving the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in the HIV Era
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- 1 July 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 196 (s1) , S15-S27
- https://doi.org/10.1086/518656
Abstract
Although the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection pandemic has had a catastrophic impact on tuberculosis (TB) control efforts, especially inKeywords
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