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Tuberculin Conversion after BCG Vaccination

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    C. M. Kumar & Nidhi Bedi

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Kumar, C.M., Bedi, N. Tuberculin Conversion after BCG Vaccination. Indian Pediatr 56, 141–142 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-019-1488-4

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