Genetic risk factors for tuberculosis treatment effectiveness
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Risk Factors for Tuberculosis
The risk of progression from exposure to the tuberculosis bacilli to the development of active disease is a two-stage process governed by both exogenous and endogenous risk factors. Exogenous factors play a key role in accentuating the progression from exposure to infection among which the bacillary load in the sputum and the proximity of an individual to an infectious TB case are key factors. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nauchno-prakticheskii zhurnal «Medicinskaia genetika»
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2073-7998
DOI: 10.25557/2073-7998.2020.02.43-48