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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection may provide an antigenic stimulus enabling children to mount a strong immune cell response

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Pages 354-356 | Received 09 Dec 2014, Accepted 20 Dec 2014, Published online: 06 Mar 2015

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