Serial testing using IGRAs in a cohort of Indian nursing students

D. J. Christopher, P. James, J. Sarojini Michael, A. Zwerling, M. Pai (Vellore, India; Montreal, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Risk assessment for tuberculosis
Session: Risk assessment for tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2654
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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