Bilin Tao

Differential effects of PM2.5 constituents on tuberculosis infection and disease progression in 40,379 student close contacts

Abstract Rationale Outdoor PM2.5 has been increasingly implicated in tuberculosis, yet evidence has largely focused on total PM2.5 mass and has usually considered Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) infection and active tuberculosis separately. Whether specific PM2.5 che...