Source: International Congress 2016 – Latent tuberculosis infection
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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Özlem Salman Sever (Ankara, Turkey), Özlem Salman Sever, Balam Er Dedekarginoglu, Mahal Alekberov, Fusun Oner Eyupoglu. The effect of smoking on QuantiFERON results in diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 3042

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