Pre-entry screening for tuberculosis: the need for better evidence

Ajit LalvaniTuberculosis Research Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK;National Institute for Health ResearchHealth Protection Research Unit in Respiratory InfectionsCorrespondence[email protected]

Manish PareekNational Institute for Health ResearchHealth Protection Research Unit in Respiratory Infections;Department of InfectionImmunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, UK

Luis C. Berrocal AlmanzaTuberculosis Research Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK;National Institute for Health ResearchHealth Protection Research Unit in Respiratory Infections

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