The effect of the introduction of IGRA in screening French healthcare workers for tuberculosis

D. Tripodi, B. Courtois, A. Nienhaus (Nantes, France; Hamburg, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculosis: epidemiological and public health features
Session: Tuberculosis: epidemiological and public health features
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2864
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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