Correlation between tuberculin-skin-test and interferon-gamma-release-assays with risks factors for tuberculosis infection

M. L. De Souza-Galvao, I. Latorre, N. Altet, A. Seminario, M. A. Jiménez, A. Cantos, C. Milà, J. Domínguez (Barcelona, Bellaterra, Badalona, Madrid, Spain)

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: 1996
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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M. L. De Souza-Galvao, I. Latorre, N. Altet, A. Seminario, M. A. Jiménez, A. Cantos, C. Milà, J. Domínguez (Barcelona, Bellaterra, Badalona, Madrid, Spain). Correlation between tuberculin-skin-test and interferon-gamma-release-assays with risks factors for tuberculosis infection. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 1996

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