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Tuberculosis: Latency and Reactivation

Year: 2001

Type: review

Abstract: Tuberculosis is a major cause of death around the world, with most of the 1.5 million deaths per year attributable to the disease occurring in developing countries. This disease is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis , an acid-fast bacillus that is transmitted primarily via the respiratory route.

Source: Infection and Immunity

DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.7.4195-4201.2001

Authors: JoAnne L. Flynn, John Chan

Institutions: University of Pittsburgh, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases