Article
Inherited predisposition to mycobacterial infection: historical considerations.
Microbes and infection - 1 Nov 2000
Levin M, Newport M
Abstract excerpt
Although one third of the world's population is estimated to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, only one tenth of infected individuals develop clinical disease. There is substantial epidemiological evidence that host genetic factors are important determinants of susceptibility to mycoba...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
