Is T-SPOT.TB performance in bronchoalveolar lavage usuful in differential diagnosis between sarcoidosis and tuberculosis? – Pilot study

A. Kempisty, P. Radwan-Rohrenschef, D. Borkowska, E. Augustynowicz-Kopec, J. Kus (Warsaw, Poland)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Diffuse parenchymal lung disease IV
Session: Diffuse parenchymal lung disease IV
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3681
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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