Does vitamin D level influence the size of tuberculin skin test in household contacts with latent TB infection?

J. Das, A.T. Sahal, S. Agarwal, K. Singh, M. Dedicoat, A. Turner, H. Kunst (Birimingham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculosis: clinical findings I
Session: Tuberculosis: clinical findings I
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2581
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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