Tuberculosis: Basic and Clinical Relevant Aspects

Tuberculosis: Basic and Clinical Relevant Aspects


Authored by Yolanda Lopez-Vidal

Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem around the world. This disease is caused by M. tuberculosis. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated 10.4 million new tuberculosis cases worldwide in 2015 and 1.4 million of deaths in the same period. Besides, an estimated of 2 billion people worldwide have latent tuberculosis infection, from which 10% will develop tuberculosis disease.

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