Analysis of latent tuberculosis and mycobacterium avium infection data using mixture models

• Main Authors: Pijoán José I (Author), Cabriada Valentín (Author), Ibáñez Berta (Author), Villate José I (Author), Taboada Jorge (Author), Urkaregi Arantza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Estimation of the frequency of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is difficult in areas with low tuberculosis infection rates and high exposure to non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), including BCG vaccination. The objective was to...