Identification of novel tuberculosis diagnostic biomarkers in plasma and saliva

Ruschca Jacobs (Cape Town, South Africa), Ruschca Jacobs, Gerhard Walzl, Novel Chegou

Source: International Congress 2016 – Active and latent tuberculosis: biomarkers
Session: Active and latent tuberculosis: biomarkers
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2119
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Ruschca Jacobs (Cape Town, South Africa), Ruschca Jacobs, Gerhard Walzl, Novel Chegou. Identification of novel tuberculosis diagnostic biomarkers in plasma and saliva. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2119

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