Evaluation of IFNgamma release assays for detection of cellular immunity towards M. tuberculosis and CMV in samples from deceased donors

T. Schmidt, D. Schub, M. Wolf, J. Dirks, M. Ritter, S. Kirsch, U. Sester, A. B. Blaes-Eise, U. Samuel, M. Sester (Homburg, Mainz, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Immunological diagnosis of tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection
Session: Immunological diagnosis of tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1993
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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T. Schmidt, D. Schub, M. Wolf, J. Dirks, M. Ritter, S. Kirsch, U. Sester, A. B. Blaes-Eise, U. Samuel, M. Sester (Homburg, Mainz, Germany). Evaluation of IFNgamma release assays for detection of cellular immunity towards M. tuberculosis and CMV in samples from deceased donors. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 1993

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