Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Prognostic indices in respiratory infections
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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G. Theron, J. Peter, L. Lenders, R. van-Zyl Smit, R. Meldua, U. Govender, K. Dheda (Cape Town, South Africa). Correlation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis [not]-specific and non-specific quantitative T cell IFN-γ responses with mycobacillary load in a HIV-prevalent high burden setting. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 2519

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