Use of an IGRA test for prescribing latent TB infection therapy in 374 immigrants applying to night shelters in Milan, Italy

A. Repossi, M. Delmastro, M. Ferrarese, G. Ferrara, N. Murgia, L. Codecasa (Milan, Terni, Perugia, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Tuberculin skin tests, interferon-gamma release assays and beyond
Session: Tuberculin skin tests, interferon-gamma release assays and beyond
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 310
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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