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Tuberculous lymphadenitis: a forgotten and delayed diagnosis in low-incidence countries

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This work was funded by Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (https://dff.dk/) (DFF-6166-00030); Peter Kornings Fond (http://health.au.dk/om-health/fonde-og-legater-ved-health/helga-og-peter-kornings-fond/), Familien Hede Nielsens Fond (https://www.hedenielsensfond.dk/); Murermester Jacob Johansen og Hustru Maren Sophie Johansens Legat (terminated); and Statens Serum Institut.

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  1. Troels Lillebaek and Christian Wejse: shared last author, contributed equally.

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  1. Department of Respiratory Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

    Victor Dahl Mathiasen

  2. International Reference Laboratory of Mycobacteriology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Victor Dahl Mathiasen & Troels Lillebaek

  3. Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Troels Lillebaek

  4. Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

    Christian Wejse

  5. Department of Public Health, Center for Global Health (GloHAU), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

    Christian Wejse

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Mathiasen, V.D., Lillebaek, T. & Wejse, C. Tuberculous lymphadenitis: a forgotten and delayed diagnosis in low-incidence countries. Infection 50, 277–280 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-021-01632-7

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