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Reservoirs of Latent TB Infection Threaten TB Eradication Efforts in U.S.
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Title Reservoirs of Latent TB Infection Threaten TB Eradication Efforts in U.S.
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/569748?src=rss
Description The U.S. is unlikely to meet its goal for eliminating tuberculosis (TB) by 2010, primarily because of high rates of latent TB infection (LTBI) in population subgroups, recent survey findings indicate. Reuters Health Information
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Date Feb 6, 2008
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