“Viable but non-culturable” (VBNC) states pose challenges for environmental and clinical microbiology, but their biological mechanisms remain obscure. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the leading cau
953 infected contacts (close and frequent contacts) detected through contact tracing of sputum smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases. Barcelona 2008–2016.
Background Few studies have evaluated the association between preexisting vitamin D deficiency and incident tuberculosis (TB). We assessed the impact of baseline vitamins D levels on TB disease risk.
