Age and the epidemiology and pathogenesis of tuberculosis

The Lancet

Volumn 375, Issue 9729, 2010, Pages 1852-1854

  Donald, Peter R ^a   Marais, Ben J ^a   Barry III, Clifton E ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PRASTERONE; VIRUS VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BCG VACCINATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DESIGN; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION RISK; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG INJURY; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTPRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 77952742208     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60580-6     Document Type: Note

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