PLoS Medicine (Apr 2019)

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

  • Gavin J Churchyard,
  • Sue Swindells

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002787
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 4
p. e1002787

Abstract

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In a Perspective, Gavin Churchyard and Sue Swindells discuss the importance of strategies to target latent tuberculosis infection in high risk populations and thus disrupt a reservoir for new infections in high burden countries.