Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Tuberculin skin tests, interferon-gamma release assays and beyond
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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Y. Kobashi, M. Abe, K. Mouri, Y. Obase, N. Miyashita, M. Oka (Kurashiki, Japan). Comparative study of the usefulness of TST and three interferon-gamma release assasys (IGRAs) for the differential diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 300

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