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Historical perspectives on the etiology of tuberculosis.

Microbes and infection - 1 Apr 2000

Barnes D S

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Robert Koch's 1882 demonstration that the tubercle bacillus was the true cause of tuberculosis established a new understanding of causation in medicine. This scientific breakthrough set in motion an etiological revolution with vast implications for the control of infectious disease, and its ramifications are still being felt today.

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PMID: 10817646
DOI: 10.1016/s1286-4579(00)00323-3

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