In honor of professor Giovanni Fadda: A fighter against tuberculosis

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 159-160

  Zanetti, Stefania ^a   Sechi, Leonardo A ^a   Molicotti, Paola ^a   Delogu, Giovanni ^b   Rubino, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mycobacteria; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TUBERCULOSIS;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS VACCINES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84875148477     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.3499     Document Type: Editorial

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