Tuberculosis not verified by culture in a low incidence country

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 807-810

  Thyssen, J P ^a,c   Lillebaek, T ^a   Andersen, P H ^a   Kok Jensen, A ^b   Thomsen, V O ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EUROPE; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REGISTER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; EUROPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 11444250100     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410025186     Document Type: Article

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