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The death and resurrection of tuberculosis

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DNA vaccines may be useful in overcoming persistent tuberculosis infections

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Figure 1: Persistence and pathogenesis: Active pulmonary tuberculosis with cavitation of 41 years' duration12.

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Bloom, B., McKinney, J. The death and resurrection of tuberculosis. Nat Med 5, 872–874 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/11309

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