Source: Eur Respir J 2013; 41: 644-648
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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Yassin Mohammed A., Petrucci Roberta, Garie Kefyalew T., Harper Greg, Teshome Aklilo, Arbide Isabel, Asnake Girum, Ahmed Habiba J., Mammo Tadesse, Yesuf Kedir, Cuevas Luis E.. Use of tuberculin skin test, IFN-gamma release assays and IFN-gamma-induced protein-10 to identify children with TB infection. Eur Respir J 2013; 41: 644-648

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