The role of a new immuno-diagnostic test based on ESAT-6 epitopes in the screening of subjects with a clinical suspicion of active tuberculosis

S. Carrara, D. Vincenti, O. Armignacco, G. Bernardini, F. Palmieri, P. De Mori, L. P. Pucillo, C. Saltini, S. Contini, M. Amicosante, E. Girardi, D. Goletti (Rome, Viterbo, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session: Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1094
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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