Comparison of the diagnostic value of immunological test, applied to two types of biological fluids - venous blood and bronchoalveolar lavage in children with tuberculosis

N. Gabrovska (Sofia, Bulgaria), S. Velizarova (Sofia, Bulgaria), D. Kostadinov (Sofia, Bulgaria), D. Valev (Sofia, Bulgaria), N. Gesheva (Sofia, Bulgaria), Y. Krasteva (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session: Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4761
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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