Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among patients with interstitial lung disease requiring immunosuppression
ABSTRACT Objective To characterize the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) requiring immunosuppression. Only 5 to 10% of individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis develop tuberculosis, and certain groups of patients have a...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132022000200201&lng=en&tlng=en |