Point-of-care ultrasound for tuberculosis management in Sub-Saharan Africa-a balanced SWOT analysis

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a slow-growing intracellular bacterium with the ability to induce host cell death and persist indefinitely in the human body. This pathogen uses the specialized ESX-1 secretion system to secrete virulence factors and potent im ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiological agent for the tuberculosis disease, is a bacterial pathogen thought to infect about a quarter of the global human population. It is the first cause of death among infectious diseases, and is most prevalent in low ...

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Point-of-care ultrasound for tuberculosis management in Sub-Saharan Africa-a balanced SWOT analysis

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