Tuberculin skin test or interferon gamma release assay - How to detect latent tuberculosis infection in sarcoidosis patients?

Anna Kempisty (Warsaw, Poland), Anna Kempisty, Beata Bialas-Chromiec, Jan Kus

Source: International Congress 2015 – Sarcoidosis: clinical
Session: Sarcoidosis: clinical
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 833
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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