Source: International Congress 2014 – Tuberculosis: from epidemiology to therapy 2
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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C. Ratnatunga, V. Thevanesam, D. Nandadeva, D. Madegedara, A. Kumara (Kandy, Sri Lanka). Cross sectional screening of health care workers (HCW) at a regional chest clinic with an interferon gamma release assay (IGRA): First report from Sri Lanka. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 2680

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