Travel and tuberculosis
Christopher Coulter
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Queensland Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory
Pathology Queensland
Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Email: Chris.Coulter@health.qld.gov.au
Microbiology Australia 37(4) 159-162 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA16054
Published: 4 October 2016
Abstract
Australians frequently travel to countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis (TB). What risk does TB pose to travellers and what can be done to mitigate this risk?
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