**UNDERSTANDING TUBERCULOSIS – GLOBAL EXPERIENCES AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO THE DIAGNOSIS**

Edited by **Pere-Joan Cardona**

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/1483 Edited by Pere-Joan Cardona

#### **Contributors**

Patrick Eberechi Akpaka, Shirematee Baboolal, Attapon Cheepsattayakorn, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Florence Masaisa, Cadmus Idowu, Dick Van Soolingen, Osman El Tayeb, Catherine Rees, George Botsaris, Michaela Lucas, Silvana Gaudieri, Sahal Al-Hajoj, Hong Zhang, Ling Chen, Na-Na Li, Mei Liu, Jian-Yong Zhang, Zhao-Jing Zong, Pedro Baptista, Gonçalo Doria, Bruno Veigas, Asha T, Subramanyam Natarajan, K. N. Balasubramanya Murthy, Simona Alexandra Iacob, Lily Therese, Siouxsie Wiles, Paul T Elkington, Nuria Andreu, Karen Dobos, Nicole Kruh-Garcia, Mohammed El Mzibri, My Driss El Messaoudi, Mohammed Abid, Imane Chaoui, Toshio Hattori, Beata Shiratori, Hiroki Saitoh, Siddiqi Umme-Ruman, Jingge Zhao, Haorile Chagan-Yasutan, Yasuhiko Suzuki, Motoki Usuzawa, Chie Nakajima, Cicero Ferreira Fernandes Costa Filho, Marly Guimaraes Fernandes Costa, Nancy Wengenack, Ngolela Babady, Faten Al-Zamel, Horacio V. Estrada, Luz Maria López-Marín, Miguel A. Arroyo-Ornelas, Ma. Concepción Arenas-Arrocena, Victor M. Castaño, Shamsher Singh Kanwar, Wellman Ribón, Dhammika Nayoma Magana-Arachchi, Jean Leandro Dos Santos, Vania Paschoalin, Eduardo Eustáquio De Souza Figueiredo, Leone Vinicius Vinicius Furlanetto, Carlos Adam Conte Junior, Flavia Galindo Silvestre Silva, Rafael Silva Duarte, Walter Lilenbaum, Joab Trajano Silva

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Understanding Tuberculosis - Global Experiences and Innovative Approaches to the Diagnosis Edited by Pere-Joan Cardona

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