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



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S. H. Gan, S. Bhoopalan, K. W. KhinMar, T. M. Barkham, C. B. E. Chee, Y. T. Wang (Singapore, Singapore). Screening of HIV positive TB contacts with an interferon-gamma release assay in a congregate setting in Singapore. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 306

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