Changing Concepts of “Latent Tuberculosis Infection” in Patients Living with HIV Infection

One third of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, representing a huge reservoir of potential tuberculosis (TB) disease. Risk of progression to active TB is highest in those with HIV coinfection. However, the nature of the host-pathogen relationship in t...

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Main Authors: Stephen D. Lawn, Robin Wood, Robert J. Wilkinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/980594
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