Role of the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube assay in screening new immigrants for tuberculosis infection

Christiaan Mulder, Henk van Deutekom, Erik M. Huisman, Sophie Toumanian, Ben F.P.J. Koster, Wieneke Meijer-Veldman, Joke H. van Loenhout-Rooyackers, Milo Appel, Sandra M. Arend, Martien W. Borgdorff, Frank van Leth

Source: Eur Respir J 2012; 40: 1443-1449
Journal Issue: December
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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